Joe Manchin actually said...

I am just fascinated by the fact that most of these long-term Actings where the Senate will not act to confirm a leader cluster in programs ...

We send a message to the public that we do not think this agency is that important.

I am worried about an old-timey term that raises a lot of angst in Virginia: legal nullification, trying to nullify the law.

When the Senate does not exercise the advise-and-consent function to confirm a leader, we create some weaknesses within an organization.