Senate Republicans have a problem. They can’t commit. And their inability to follow through makes it harder to enact their legislative agenda. It also delays unnecessarily Senate action on President Trump’s nominations.
For example, take Majority Leader Mitch McConnell’s, R-Ky., recent threat to keep the Senate in session through the end of the month if Democrats persisted in their efforts to delay confirmation votes on 17 nominees. Specifically, McConnell warned his colleagues that “the Senate will continue to work right through August until every single one of them is confirmed.” Majority Whip John Cornyn, R-Texas, echoed McConnell’s threat and warned Democrats that it wasn’t a bluff. “To any of our Democratic colleagues … I can guarantee we will be here in session next week because this is important work to get these judges processed.”
