Mnuchin, Price Nominations Hit Speed Bump as Democrats Stall
- Votes on Mnuchin, Price postponed as Democrats boycott meeting
- Hatch calls move ‘pathetic’ and vows to hold vote soon
Senate Democrats Boycott Mnuchin's Treasury Vote
The nominations of Steven Mnuchin to lead the Treasury and Tom Price to run Health and Human Services ran into roadblocks Tuesday after Democrats staged a boycott as part of an intensified battle against some of President Donald Trump’s nominees.
The Senate Finance Committee was forced to scrap its planned votes Tuesday after Senate Democrats prevented a quorum over their complaints that the two men hadn’t provided complete information to the committee. Democrats also escalated their battle against Trump’s nominee for attorney general, Senator Jeff Sessions, stretching out a Judiciary Committee meeting with long speeches questioning the nominee’s independence and forcing the panel to delay a vote until Wednesday.