WASHINGTON – The Republican National Committee (RNC) Chairwoman Ronna McDaniel released the following statement on Senate Democrats obstructing Patrick Shanahan's nomination to the Department of Defense:
"Minority Leader Chuck Schumer’s decision to politicize a top Department of Defense nomination, at a time of rising national security threats, signals a new low in Senate Democrats’ unprecedented obstruction of President Trump’s qualified nominees," said Chairwoman McDaniel. "Rather than allow Patrick Shanahan, the president’s nominee for Deputy Secretary of Defense – a consensus choice even the New York Times has praised – to be approved by unanimous consent, Senator Schumer objected, further delaying his confirmation. It is time for Senate Democrats to drop this pointless and dangerous intransigence and start working with the Administration on behalf of the American people."
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