Massie: GOP Leaders Plan to Block Recess Appointments

Massie: GOP Leaders Plan to Block Recess Appointments

Rep. Thomas Massie, R-Ky., has called out Republican leadership over their plans to block President Donald Trump from making recess appointments during the congressional summer break, the Washington Examiner reported. While the Constitution provides the president the ability to make temporary recess appointments when Congress is out of session, Massie said that House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., and Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., are…

Rabble-rouser Thomas Massie questions why GOP leaders won’t allow recess appointments

He openly questioned the strategy of Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) and Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD), saying that continuing to hold so-called “pro forma” sessions to block Trump from installing recess appointments without Senate confirmation was presenting needless delays. “During August recess, Speaker Johnson and Leader Thune plan to call the House and Senate... The post Rabble-rouser Thomas Massie questions why GOP leaders won’t all…