by Sean Moran at Breitbart
Thune on the Senate floor on Tuesday decried Senate Democrats holding up the nomination of John Ratcliffe to become the next CIA director.
For instance, Sen. Chris Murphy (D-CT) spent much of his floor time this week obsessing over the January 6 protests after Trump pardoned many of the January 6 protestors.
In early January, one poll found that that only five percent of American registered voters believe that the January 6 protests were the biggest memory of Trump’s first term in office.
Thune, having enough of the stalling tactics, said he is willing to hold the Senate in session virtually indefinitely to confirm Trump’s nominees.
“As I’ve repeatedly said, Senate Republicans are ready to work as long as needed to confirm President Trump’s nominees. Nights. Weekends. Recesses,” he wrote on Monday on X.
Thune noted that Ratcliffe received overwhelming bipartisan support out of committee, proving there is little need to stall his confirmation. He remarked:…
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