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> Note also that key military promotions/confirmations have been blocked for months in the Senate. One man in the Senate is responsible for this one. Non-esse
by Jtsummers 3y ago
> Note also that key military promotions/confirmations have been blocked for months in the Senate.
One man in the Senate is responsible for this one.
Non-essential civil service (a substantial part of DOD operations) will not be working come Monday (unless an agreement is reached by then) unless they are on multi-year funds. Program offices and large portions of logistics are largely staffed by civil service at this point so this could have huge impacts on military readiness.
- abeppu 3y ago> One man in the Senate is responsible for this one. One man bears special responsibility, but as the recent confirmation of 3 top appointments shows, there are mechanisms that could be brought to bear. My (limited) understanding is that Senate holds can be ended with a cloture vote, so any 60 Senators could agree to move the nominations to consideration.
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