Senate GOP Readies Battering Ram Against Dems’ Confirmation Blockade

Senate GOP Readies Battering Ram Against Dems’ Confirmation Blockade
Sen. James Lankford (R-Okla.) on Capitol Hill on Jan. 18, 2017. Aaron P. Bernstein/Getty Images
Mark Tapscott
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WASHINGTON—Sen. James Lankford (R-Okla.) and his Republican colleagues are sick and tired of Democrats constantly delaying confirmation of President Donald Trump’s judicial and executive appointments.

And they aren’t going to take it anymore. Maybe.

Mark Tapscott
Mark Tapscott
Senior Congressional Correspondent
Mark Tapscott is an award-winning senior Congressional correspondent for The Epoch Times. He covers Congress, national politics, and policy. Mr. Tapscott previously worked for Washington Times, Washington Examiner, Montgomery Journal, and Daily Caller News Foundation.
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