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Question Status: Open | Category: Government

Posted: 5.8.26 - 5:17 PM EDT

Senator John Thune, US Senate Majority Leader: Why are you blocking a president from your own party from appointing recess appointments?

Recess Appointments by President:
Bill Clinton: 139
George W. Bush: 171
Barack Obama: 32
Donald Trump: 0 See Full Question

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The Senate and the Recess Appointments

Harvard Law Review | 12-10-2013

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