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Securing highly contested cabinet confirmations forces the executive to trade away its own administrative policies.
To clear narrow paths to confirmation for controversial nominees, the administration must negotiate with legislative holdouts by formally dismantling its own funding and policy priorities.
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US Politics
Todd Blanche Narrowly Confirmed as Attorney General in 50-49 Senate Vote To secure the critical 50th vote for confirmation, the nominee was forced to make programmatic policy concessions to legislative holdouts.
US Politics
Todd Blanche Strikes Late-Night Deal with Senate GOP Holdouts to Clear Path to Confirmation The executive had to sacrifice a multi-billion-dollar fund and alter administrative policies to clear a path to cabinet confirmation.