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Miles Archer

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Wed Jul 30, 2025, 12:33 PM Jul 30

Oh, how ADORABLE! Beloved GOP Senator Rick Scott embraces the "if the left allows it to be" Project 2025 fatwa

WASHINGTON — Republicans are debating whether to blow up Senate rules to quickly usher through dozens of President Donald Trump’s stalled nominees — or to adjourn at the end of the week, thereby allowing Trump to make recess appointments throughout the scheduled August break.

“I think we have a choice. Democrats either have to relent and let us do the nominees through [unanimous consent], or we've got to do it through recess appointments,” Sen. Rick Scott (R-FL) told Raw Story.

Presidents are allowed to temporarily bypass the Senate nomination process and fill vacancies when Congress is out, appointments that expire at the end of the next congressional session.

Some veteran GOP senators are now warning against allowing Trump to use recess appointments, but they seem to increasingly be in the minority.

https://www.rawstory.com/raw-investigates/senate/

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Oh, how ADORABLE! Beloved GOP Senator Rick Scott embraces the "if the left allows it to be" Project 2025 fatwa (Original Post) Miles Archer Jul 30 OP
Rick Scott is a pro at circumventing the rules..just google his tactics with Medicare Deuxcents Jul 30 #1
The worst of the worst in the Senate. johnnyfins Jul 30 #2
He's scum. Timeflyer Jul 30 #3
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