Hoeven Statement on Trump Nominations

Hoeven Statement on Trump Nominations

Senate Confirms North Dakotan Andrea Travnicek as Assistant Secretary for Water and Science at Interior

WASHINGTON - Senator John Hoeven issued the following statement after the Senate approved a measure allowing President Trump's nominees, who have been favorably reported out of committee on a bipartisan basis, to be confirmed en bloc. The Senate confirmed a group of 48 nominees including North Dakotan Andrea Travnicek as Assistant Secretary for Water and Science at the Department of the Interior.

Senate Democrats have drug out the confirmation process for every single one of President Trump's civilian nominees, refusing to allow even nominations with strong bipartisan support to be confirmed by voice vote or unanimous consent (UC). In contrast, both Presidents George H.W. Bush and Bill Clinton had 98 percent of their nominees confirmed by voice vote or UC. Presidents George W. Bush and Barack Obama both had 90 percent confirmed by voice vote or UC. During President Trump's first term, 65 percent of his nominees were confirmed by voice vote or UC and 57 percent of President Joe Biden's nominees were as well.

"President Trump's nominees have faced historic obstruction with not a single one of them this term being confirmed by UC or voice vote. President Trump deserves to have his team in place and this measure allows the Senate to confirm nominees who have been favorably reported out of committee en bloc," said Hoeven. "We now have approved 48 more of President Trump's nominees, including North Dakota's Andrea Travnicek as Assistant Secretary at the Interior Department."

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