Reid threatens to recommend recess appointments

By Josiah Ryan - 02/17/12 03:54 PM ET

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) threatened on Friday to recommend that the White House make recess appointments of all 90 outstanding executive nominees, if he does not receive cooperation from the GOP for confirmation through the Senate's advise-and-consent function.

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http://thehill.com/video/senate/211469-reid-threatens-recess-appointment-of-all-outstanding-obama-nominees

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