I think we should do it, and it is not just for this Congress.
We did not have a confirmed individual, so our farmers and ranchers had to wait for weeks.
It took about 50 days during the Obama administration, and it took about 30 or 40 days during the Bush administration time and during the Cl...
Losing that time period is a great loss to the American people.
Something has to be done.
We have learned as a body that we are now either going to do nominees or we are going to do legislation, but we cannot do both.
The American people are frustrated with Washington gridlock. They believe that we cannot get even the simplest of things done.
We are not engaging on the issues.
We need to fix this. We need to restore the process to what it once was, and I believe this is an opportunity to do this.
If there is some legislative barrier there that does not allow the two of them to cooperate, we just need to know so we can get it fixed.
I think that is a problem, that we cannot supervise what we cannot see, and they cannot lead what they cannot see.