On this episode of “Never Let a Good Crisis Go to Waste,” Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer trotted out to the Senate floor on Monday to claim it “imperative” that the Senate begin confirmation hearings for Joe Biden’s cabinet picks immediately after the January 5 Senate runoff elections in Georgia — two weeks before Biden’s presumed inauguration.
Why the rush? Because, as the always-melodramatic senior senator from New York said:
“In the midst of this once-in-a-century crisis, it’s imperative the next administration can count on the Senate to confirm its cabinet without delay.-- More...