John Thune: “If the Senate had continued at the pace that we'd been…”

“That doesn't even consider the hundreds of additional nominees who will be added to that pipeline in the coming weeks and months. Mr. President, If the Senate had continued at the pace that we'd been proceeding at through the month of July, there would still have been hundreds of empty desks in the executive branch on President Trump's last day in office in 2029. Think about that. Republicans have fixed a broken process and restore the Senate precedent that applied to previous presidents.” (05:15–05:33)

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