08-08-2017, 02:32 PM
http://thehill.com/homenews/senate/345261-senate-blocks-trump-from-making-recess-appointments-over-break
The schedule was announced last week and the first pro forma session was held today. It lasted 30 seconds. Democrats threatened to filibuster any attempts to adjourn the Senate (it requires the passing of a resolution to do) as a way to prevent recess appointments by Trump. Apparently Republicans agree that he shouldn't, likely because they don't want him to replace Sessions as AG, so they agreed to a schedule of pro forma sessions to prevent it.
The Senate has to be out for 10 days for the President to make recess appointments. By coming in every 4-5 days to gavel in and then end their sessions without any legislation, the Senate does not technically go into recess. This is how they prevented Obama from nominating someone to SCOTUS.
The schedule was announced last week and the first pro forma session was held today. It lasted 30 seconds. Democrats threatened to filibuster any attempts to adjourn the Senate (it requires the passing of a resolution to do) as a way to prevent recess appointments by Trump. Apparently Republicans agree that he shouldn't, likely because they don't want him to replace Sessions as AG, so they agreed to a schedule of pro forma sessions to prevent it.
The Senate has to be out for 10 days for the President to make recess appointments. By coming in every 4-5 days to gavel in and then end their sessions without any legislation, the Senate does not technically go into recess. This is how they prevented Obama from nominating someone to SCOTUS.
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