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Thune can force the Senate to confirm Trump’s nominees quickly

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10.07.2025

President Trump’s America-first agenda, backed by the tens of millions who elected him, can only move forward if senators actually do their jobs by voting on the president’s nominees to top government positions.

Shamefully, almost 100 non-judicial nominees that have already been approved by Senate committees still await a vote by the full Senate. Without these appointees in place, unelected bureaucrats can run things unchecked, undermining the president’s priorities.

These nearly 100 appointees are just a small subset of the more than 1,300 Trump appointees, including judicial picks, who must ultimately be confirmed to staff the administration and whose confirmations are being slow-rolled by Senate Democrats. It’s long past time to get them into office.

Senators have an ethical obligation to work full-time to serve the public. Americans expect........

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