Warren Blocks Trump's Pick for Antitrust Chief
Source: Bloomberg
Democratic Senator Elizabeth Warren put a "hold" on the confirmation of Makan Delrahim, President Donald Trumps nominee to run the Justice Departments antitrust division, delaying a vote until at least September, according to two people familiar with the matter.
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Warren has expressed concern about concentration in some markets and the need for vigorous antitrust enforcement to reduce imbalances in the economy. She has described the nomination of Delrahim, a former lobbyist for Anthem Inc., as an indication that Trumps administration will "put the interests of giant corporations ahead of the American people," according to an April 3 post on her Facebook page.
The two people who discussed the hold spoke on condition of anonymity. A spokeswoman for Warren declined to comment, and Delrahim declined to comment.
Delrahims name had been expected to be included in a package of confirmations that cleared the Senate Thursday. Warrens hold meant his nomination couldnt be advanced on the Senate floor.
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Read more: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-08-07/trump-s-pick-for-antitrust-chief-is-said-to-be-blocked-by-warren
Chipper Chat
(9,703 posts)His orange face is about to turn red.
turbinetree
(24,745 posts)BumRushDaShow
(129,952 posts)The GOP did "holds" continually when in the minority (and when in the majority with our last Democratic President). See Tom Coburn, the master of the hold.
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/07/28/washington/28coburn.html
More on this practice -
David Lightman - McClatchy Newspapers
February 19, 2010 3:31 PM
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The system was supposed to be more transparent. In 2007, the Senate began requiring senators to place notices in the Congressional Record within six days of declaring their intentions to place holds. Sloan's group found in December, however, that the new rules have been "disregarded by senators of both parties."
One end run is the practice of merely threatening a hold, rather than placing it. That has the same effect as placing a hold, but it doesn't trigger the formal process that requires disclosure.
Then there's the "tag team" hold, in which senators block someone for a few days, then hand off the hold to another senator, skirting the rule requiring timely disclosure.
At least three Republican senators reportedly used that tactic last year to delay the nomination of Harvard Law School professor Cass Sunstein as the White House's regulatory czar.
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http://www.mcclatchydc.com/news/politics-government/article24574054.html
DK504
(3,847 posts)a taste of their own medicine. The amount of holds and secret holds they pulled on President Obama is just fair play.
Doitnow
(1,103 posts)thought I saw "ruin" instead of "run."
benld74
(9,911 posts)ffr
(22,677 posts)Thank you Senator Warren!