But having said that, I don't believe, Mr. President, that the Senate should leave town without ensuring that President Trump has his nominees and his team in place. We still have somewhere on the order of 140 backlogged nominees by this president that have been obstructed by the Democrats. We find ourselves really in an unprecedented situation where Democrats, rather than picking and choosing the nominees they choose to object to, have simply chosen to object to all of … (02:08–02:20)
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Asserts that there are about 140 backlogged nominees obstructed by Democrats.
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