Sentence examples for confirmation of nominees from inspiring English sources

Senate Republicans are also blocking confirmation of nominees for commerce secretary or trade-related posts until then.

The Constitution allows presidents to bypass Senate confirmation of nominees by making temporary appointments when the Senate is in recess.

Sen. Cory Gardner (R-Colo)., a member of Sessions's political party, even threatened to hold up the confirmation of nominees for key Justice Department leadership posts in response.

Since George W. Bush first became president, Democratic senators have used the filibuster 10 times to block the confirmation of nominees for federal court judgeships.

The administration's continuing personnel turmoil has also elicited little public concern from congressional Republicans who continue to call for quick consideration and confirmation of nominees to fill increasing numbers of vacancies.

Correction: February 1 , 2001 Thursday An article yesterday about Senate confirmation of nominees for President Bush's cabinet misstated the political party of Donald T. DiFrancesco, who is to serve out Christie Whitman's term as governor of New Jersey when she becomes administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency.

Democrats take a more genteel approach to judicial confirmations of nominees from the opposition party.

In a war of ideology, Senate Democrats and the White House predict months of discord over the confirmation of judicial nominees.

The White House says Senate Democrats are to blame for the vacancies, and it is true they have used obstruction tactics to delay the confirmation of some nominees.

If Democrats withhold consent from everything the Senate does until such a process is established, they can stall Trump's agenda and confirmation of his nominees indefinitely.

White House officials fear that Mr. Menendez, as the chairman of the Foreign Relations Committee, could hold up confirmation of federal nominees in retaliation for further moves to ease the embargo.