5 things to know: What are recess appointments? Trump wants them to bypass Senate approval
- Recess appointments don't require a Senate vote.
Recess appointments are when the president appoints a federal official while the U.S. Senate is in recess.
Various presidential appointments must be approved by the Senate and go through a hearing before being confirmed in the role. During this hearing, nominees can be questioned about their background, qualifications and policies. Then, the nominee must receive a majority vote to be approved.
In recess appointments, the president is able to bypass this process as the Senate is in recess, or on a break from proceedings.
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True, but he may have some leverage we don't know about e.i. "We have it all".
I'm thinking so. I found it interesting to here about this on local news radio.