This is like a Republican accusing Dems of undermining the entitlement process. Just doesn’t make any sense. Reid is using the “undermining national security” card in order to get more radical, non-vetted Obama appointees sent through the Senate without debate. All the GOP is asking for is proper debate and proper vetting, but the Dems can’t be bothered with that.
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) is accusing Republicans of undermining national security, saying GOP filibusters of White House nominees are leaving critical posts empty at the State Department and Department of Homeland Security.
In caustic opening remarks on the Senate floor Tuesday morning, Reid said Republicans are playing “games” while the nation remains under terrorist threat.
“Republicans have repeatedly asked fearful families to put their concerns on hold while they score political points and play partisan games,” Reid said.
The majority leader, who is increasingly frustrated with his chamber’s inability to confirm certain White House nominees, says Republicans have “exploited” and “abused” the rules of the Senate to grind the government to a halt.
“When a young Nigerian terrorist boarded an airplane bound for America on Christmas Day, there was no permanent boss at the TSA — the agency created after 9/11 specifically to keep air travel safe. When he tried to blow up that plane, the top positions at both of the intelligence agencies within the State Department and the Department of Homeland Security were similarly empty,” Reid said. “Why? Because Republican senators refuse to let this body hold a vote on the highly capable people the president has asked to serve in those roles.”
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