Sen. Kevin Cramer made the remarks during a CNN interview on Monday, a week after Gaetz was nominated by President-elect Donald Trump to be attorney general.
Republican Senator Kevin Cramer has publicly rejected the possibility of a recess appointment for controversial Florida Congressman Matt Gaetz, calling the move 'unwise.'Cramer made the remarks during a CNN interview on Monday, a week after Gaetz was nominated by President-elect Donald Trump to be attorney general.Gaetz is currently under investigation by the House Ethics Committee for alleged sexual abuse and illicit drug use, allegations he denies.
Cramer told reporters last week that Gaetz might not get 'across the finish line' in the Senate. 'I have concerns that he can't get across the finish line, and we're going to spend a lot of political capital. ... A lot of people will spend a lot of political capital on something that, even if they got done, you'd have to wonder if it was worth it,' he said.But Cramer is currently the only Republican who has come out against Trump using recess appointments.
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