'Delaying and obstructing': Top Senate Republican hits back as Dem calls foul on Trump confirmation hearings

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'Delaying and obstructing': Top Senate Republican hits back as Dem calls foul on Trump confirmation hearings
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Mike Lee and Martin Heinrich are sparring over the proper protocol for confirmation hearings as Republicans look to quickly install Trump's nominees.

FIRST ON FOX: Sen. Mike Lee, R-Utah, chairman of the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, is accusing Democrats of 'delaying and obstructing' top energy nominees for President-elect Trump's incoming administration. 'Senate Democrats are once again showing that delaying and obstructing the incoming Trump administration are their top priorities,' Lee told Fox News Digital in an exclusive statement. 'Both Gov.

This is the same party that, in 2009, went ahead with hearings for President Obama’s nominees under near identical circumstances. While Democrats drag their feet, Republicans are moving forward and doing the work the American people expect us to do. It's time for Senate Democrats to meet the moment with the seriousness it demands.

Further, unlike the hearings Chairman Lee has noticed, the committee did receive Dr. Chu and Mr. Salazar’s disclosures only one day after the notice was issued. Days have passed since Chairman Lee noticed these hearings. But the committee has yet to receive the required documents and has no assurance that it will receive them by the time the hearings occur.

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