RESISTING THE AMERICAN PEOPLE: Senate Democrats have decided to obstruct President Donald J. Trump’s Administration, and the American people, by refusing to confirm qualified nominations.

Democrats in the Senate have delayed crucial appointments made by President Trump in an attempt to obstruct the will of the American people and the President’s agenda. Of the 197 Presidential nominations to agencies, the Senate has only confirmed 48. Only 2 of President Trump’s 23 judicial nominations have actually been confirmed by the Senate.

Democrats in the Senate have shown they are willing to break irresponsibly with tradition that allows a President to choose his own appointees in a timely fashion. Less than a month away from the August recess, the Senate has confirmed only 23 percent of President Trump’s 216 nominations. By the first August recess during President Obama’s first term, the Senate had confirmed 69 percent of his 454 nominations.



UNPRECEDENTED OBSTRUCTION: In an effort to prevent President Trump from following through on the policies for which the American people voted, Senate Democrats are putting his nominations through time-consuming parliamentary procedures not seen by the previous Administration.

Democrats in the Senate have allowed only 10 percent of President Trump’s confirmations to happen by voice vote, while more than 90 percent of Obama’s were confirmed by a simple voice vote at this point in 2009.

In just a few months, Democrats have delayed President Trump’s nominations by going through the burdensome cloture process 30 times. By the first August recess of his Administration, President Obama only had 8 cloture votes on his nominations.



DAMAGING THE GOVERNMENT: The blatant obstruction of President Trump’s nominations threatens key aspects of the Government, including national security, by leaving positions vacant.

Key positions in the Departments of Defense and Veterans Affairs are vacant because of obstructionism by Senate Democrats, damaging national security. The Department of Defense has seen only 6 of President Trump’s 22 nominations confirmed. Positions waiting confirmation votes include: Deputy Secretary of Defense Principal Deputy under the Secretary of Defense Assistant Secretary of Defense

Senate Democrats are attempting to hamstring President Trump’s law-and-order agenda by confirming less than 20 percent of his nominations to the Department of Justice and less than half of his nominations to the Department of Homeland Security. The Department of Justice has only 3 of President Trump’s 19 nominations confirmed. Positions waiting confirmation include: Solicitor General of the United States Assistant Attorney General The Department of Homeland Security has only 3 of President Trump’s nominations confirmed. Positions waiting confirmation include: Director of the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services

Even as the President pushes to reform the healthcare system so it works for the American people, only one third of his nominations to Health and Human Services are confirmed. The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has only 3 of President Trump’s 11 nominations confirmed. Positions waiting confirmation include: Deputy Secretary of HHS



QUALIFIED NOMINATIONS: President Trump has nominated qualified individuals to key positions, but their confirmations have been delayed by obstructionism in the Senate.