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Mr. CASSIDY. Mr. President, I regret to say that my Democratic colleagues have become addicted to hating President Trump, and it is no longer about policy or even strong disagreement. It seems to be an obsession--obsessed with finding every way possible to undermine the President and his agenda, no matter the cost.
And what they have done to the nomination process in the Senate might be the height of partisanship since President Trump returned to office. Democrats have blocked 100 percent--that is, 100 percent--of President Trump's nominees from being confirmed by unanimous consent or voice vote.
Now, by the way, why do I say--my chart here. Look at this. It has been the tradition for noncontroversial nominees to be confirmed by the Senate.
And in the first Trump, it fell from 90 percent under President Obama--games Democrats play--to 65 percent under Trump 1. Well, it turns out it was 57 percent under Biden. Now, under Trump 2, we have zero percent of the nominees approved by unanimous consent.
Let's put that in perspective. We are speaking about noncontroversial nominees, and it has been something that has been consistent for Presidents of both parties for decades, as we can see from this chart. And yet here we are, 8 months into President Trump's second term, and not a single nominee confirmed by unanimous consent or voice vote-- zero, zip, nada.
By the way, these nominees made it through committee with bipartisan support on the record. Democrats, Republicans both voted for them in committee, and yet we can't get them off the floor without tying up precious floor time.
Now, that may sound like process. It might sound like: Oh, my gosh. We are talking about time. This is how the Senate works, in terms of getting the nomination through quickly, allowing the legislative issues addressing our country to then be faced.
It is a full-blown example of Democrats not caring if the business of government gets done. They would rather obstruct President Trump than to allow the American people to be served.
Now, Americans are sick of it. They want Congress to work, and Republicans are showing up to work. We are ready to confirm the people required to work in government to keep the country running, but Democrats are holding nominees for ransom it seems for no other reason than their desire to obstruct President Trump.
So why does Congress have such a low approval rating? Why do people think this place doesn't work? It is because of stunts like this, blowing up the standard operating procedure, which allows us to get on the work of the people, all to score cheap political points.
Now, the American people chose President Trump. They gave Republicans control of the House and the Senate. They told us the agenda they wanted pursued.
So when Democrats dig in their heels, kick and scream, they are proving that they did not hear the message the American people sent last November.
If no one is standing with you but your own party insiders and maybe the occasional liberal cable news host, then your resistance isn't brave. It is meaningless. It is an obstruction. It is only there to defeat the will of the American people. It is noise.
The American people deserve better. Republicans are ready to deliver.
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