‘We’re clearing the considerable backlog of those who had been mired for months in our Democratic colleagues’ across-the-board obstruction campaign. Make no mistake, there’s still a long way to go. There are still too many vacancies on the president’s team. There are still too many would-be public servants waiting for partisan barriers to fall. But this body should be proud of the progress we’re already making and the healthier precedent we are setting for the future.’