With Democrats Blocking Urgent Legislation, Senate Will Consider More of President Trump’s Nominees
“Later this week we’ll consider the nomination of Steven J. Menashi to be U.S. Circuit Judge for the 2nd Circuit. “But first, we’ll consider the nomination of Chad Wolf to serve in a senior leadership post at the Department of Homeland Security.” I hope my colleagues will join me in advancing each of these nominations this week.”
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) delivered the following remarks today on the Senate floor regarding the impending confirmation of two of President Trump’s well-qualified nominees:
“While our Democratic colleagues continue to block the Senate from moving forward with defense funding here on the floor, we’ll use this time to confirm more of the president’s well-qualified nominees to the executive branch and the federal bench.
“Later this week we’ll consider the nomination of Steven J. Menashi to be U.S. Circuit Judge for the 2nd Circuit.
“Mr. Menashi is a graduate of Dartmouth College and Stanford University Law School. He’s accrued an impressive record in private practice and earned clerkships on the D.C. Circuit and the Supreme Court, for Justice Alito.
“But first, we’ll consider the nomination of Chad Wolf to serve in a senior leadership post at the Department of Homeland Security.
“Mr. Wolf’s experience at the Department dates back to the immediate aftermath of the September 11th terrorist attacks. He’s had a hand in arranging our nation’s critical homeland security infrastructure.
“The current acting secretary at DHS has called him a “proven, thoughtful, and principled executive.” And a former assistant secretary at the department said, quote, “Chad knows the issues cold.”
“I hope my colleagues will join me in advancing each of these nominations this week.”
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