Cornyn to Democrats: Don’t Play Politics with Trump’s Nominees, National Security

In 2009 when President Obama was sworn into office, there were seven Cabinet members confirmed on his first day in office – seven. That's a demonstration of the good faith and the civility that ordinarily extends in the peaceful transition of power from one President to another.

We believed that it was our responsibility to carry on this tradition of peaceful transition of power and that the President, having won the election, was entitled to surround himself with his team.

Let me just say a word about the Secretary of Defense nominee, General James Mattis.

He is a real warrior statesman, someone who's walked the walk and seen live combat during a 40-year career in the Marine Corps.

With General Mattis, you have a strategic thinker who sees the big picture, and I am confident he will lead our military in a way that advances our interests around the world.

I hope my colleagues, all of our colleagues, will join us in supporting not only General Mattis' confirmation, but Secretary of State Tillerson and all of the others, including the Attorney General Jeff Sessions, all of the other nominees of President-Elect Trump.

They should not delay for just delay's sake, which unfortunately some have threatened to do.

Delaying won't help this new Administration, won't make America a safer place, and it will make us more vulnerable to those around the world who want to disrupt the peaceful transition of power from one presidency to the next.

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