Rep. Steve Cohen: Request for Changes in the Senate’s Confirmation Policy Is a ‘Red Light on the Possibility Off Loss of Democracy’

COHEN I rise to ░░░░░░░░ for one minute five ░░░░░░░░ This week I came ░░░░░░░░ to Washington with the ░░░░░░░░ of trying to give ░░░░░░░░ Trump a chance an ░░░░░░░░ mind hold my tongue ░░░░░░░░ bit It s been ░░░░░░░░ and it ll get ░░░░░░░░ difficult it appears I ░░░░░░░░ got inspired to get ░░░░░░░░ government because of John ░░░░░░░░ I knew every single ░░░░░░░░ of John Kennedy s ░░░░░░░░ members They were referred ░░░░░░░░ in a book as ░░░░░░░░ best and the brightest ░░░░░░░░ that s what we ░░░░░░░░ to have in our ░░░░░░░░ in the United States ░░░░░░░░ America we re the ░░░░░░░░ and the brightest And ░░░░░░░░ we ve seen with ░░░░░░░░ nominations that have come ░░░░░░░░ and the request for ░░░░░░░░ in the Senate s ░░░░░░░░ policy really is scary ░░░░░░░░ should be of concern ░░░░░░░░ the American people It ░░░░░░░░ a red light on ░░░░░░░░ possibility of the loss ░░░░░░░░ democracy and the implementation ░░░░░░░░ of autocracy Mr Trump ░░░░░░░░ the Senate leadership to ░░░░░░░░ him a 2 week ░░░░░░░░ where he could make ░░░░░░░░ recess appointments something that ░░░░░░░░ permitted in the Constitution ░░░░░░░░ it was permitted because ░░░░░░░░ idea that back when ░░░░░░░░ drew the Constitution that ░░░░░░░░ the Senate took a ░░░░░░░░ it could take weeks ░░░░░░░░ months before they could ░░░░░░░░ get back to Washington ░░░░░░░░ trains or horses or ░░░░░░░░ they traveled back in ░░░░░░░░ days in the late ░░░░░░░░ to conduct business That ░░░░░░░░ not the case anymore ░░░░░░░░ the Supreme Court has ░░░░░░░░ in a case about ░░░░░░░░ 15 years ago that ░░░░░░░░ think it was Justice ░░░░░░░░ was the lead on ░░░░░░░░ court that this should ░░░░░░░░ take place at the ░░░░░░░░ between the times the ░░░░░░░░ ends a term and ░░░░░░░░ a new term and ░░░░░░░░ simply whenever they decide ░░░░░░░░ take off.”