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« on: November 01, 2019, 06:15:41 AM » |
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Usually, all presidential nominees subject to senate confirmation go to the respective committee first, which votes to get him or her on the senate floor. What happens if a nominee has enough support among all senators to get confirmed for a cabinet post, but if there is enough bipartisan opposition in the committee? Is there a procedural way to force a vote on the senate floor without committee approval? Does either the majority leader or the vice president (as senate president) have the power to bypass the committee? The constitution does not specify how the confirmation has to be handled, only that a majority of senators shall give advice and consent.
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