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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-Maybe the Thune thing was to show us who's who. We know the 13 that voted For Scott. After all of the MAGA turnout to contact our senators, All of the other republican senators Proved themselves to be RINOs by screwing us while protected by their Secret Ballot. <== What? Why would they ever have a Secret Ballot option anyhow?!