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Thursday, June 30, 2011

Senate Cuts Its Own Power

The Senate took the rare step of curbing its own power Wednesday, voting to no longer require Senate confirmation for 169 high-level federal jobs filled through presidential appointments. Most of those jobs are second-tier Cabinet positions such as assistant secretaries and deputy directors that typically don't inspire partisan wrangling. The Senate hopes this will curb the number of nominees that often hang in limbo for months because their confirmations get drawn into other fights. The bill passed 79-20.
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2 comments:

  1. AnonymousJune 30, 2011 at 4:59 PM

    There has been an ongoing agenda to centralize power into the executive office. It is criminal and very dangerous. We are making it easier and easier for the elites to control us.

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  2. AnonymousJuly 1, 2011 at 5:19 AM

    the senate is lazy. they don't want to do the work they were elected to do.
    DITTOS to 4:59

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