Senate Democrats are denying the will of the American people – and Senate Republicans must fight harder to overcome Democrat obstruction.

Using every weapon in their arsenal to delay and block the confirmation of President Trump’s nominees, Senate Democrats are obstructing Trump’s efforts to implement his policy agenda. In doing so, these Democrats are willfully denying the American people the implementation of the policy agenda they chose in last year’s presidential election.

In this battle, both sides know that “personnel is policy.” That is the guiding principle behind the Trump administration’s efforts to install its nominees at the top of the federal Leviathan. (RELATED: JENNY BETH MARTIN: Medicare Waste, Fraud, And Abuse Must End)

The federal government workforce is composed of approximately 3 million people. To manage them, and ensure they are carrying out the president’s policy agenda, the president is given the right to name about 4,000 political appointees, of which roughly 1,200 require confirmation by the Senate.

President Trump took office in January leavened by the experience of his first term. He and the team he installed in senior positions in his administration knew how important it would be to move quickly to fill those slots at the........

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