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

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COHEN: “This week I came back to Washington with the idea of trying to give President Trump a chance, an open mind, hold my tongue a bit. It's been difficult and it'll get more difficult it appears. I first got inspired to get in government because of John Kennedy. I knew every single one of John Kennedy's cabinet members. They were referred to in a book as the best and the brightest. And that's what we used to have in our cabinet in the United States of America, we're the best and the brightest. And what we've seen with the nominations that have come forth and the request for changes in the Senate's confirmation policy really is scary and should be of concern to the American people. It's a red light on the possibility of the loss of democracy and the implementation institution of autocracy.”