On this episode of "Never Let a Good Crisis Go to Waste," Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer trotted out to the Senate floor on Monday to claim it "Imperative" that the Senate begin confirmation hearings for Joe Biden's cabinet picks immediately after the January 5 Senate runoff elections in Georgia - two weeks before Biden's presumed inauguration.
"In the midst of this once-in-a-century crisis, it's imperative the next administration can count on the Senate to confirm its cabinet without delay."
"In the midst of this once-in-a-century crisis, it's imperative the next administration can count on the Senate to confirm its cabinet without delay" pic.
Schumer noted that the Senate began hearings in early January for presidents-elect Obama and Trump - leaving out the fact that the elections of Barack Obama and Donald Trump had been certified before the Senate leader of their respective parties called for confirmation hearings to begin prior to the inauguration.
So why would Schumer have a need to call for the hearings since they've happened with the last two administrations? Sounds like SOP. Oh, wait - because he knows half of America doesn't accept Biden as president-elect, with good reason: unlike Obama and Trump, Biden has not been certified as president-elect.
Schumer not only called on the Senate to begin confirmation hearings after the Georgia runoff elections; he torched Trump's cabinet picks in the process.
"At the time, Republicans in the Senate lined up to confirm President Trump's appointments, Schumer continued,"arguing that a president deserves his cabinet in broad deference on his nominees.
Tuesday, December 1, 2020
Schumer Uses COVID to Claim It's 'Imperative' for Senate to Hold Hearings for Biden's Cabinet Before He's Inaugurated
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