they love reminding us that they got seven barack obama nominees readyconfirmed and getting a lf hearings in places part of that strategy for senate republicans. democrats are urging a slowdown of the process, but republicans are not listening to the democrats because this is their goal. they believe donald trump wants his team in place as soon as week is and this coming really the big week to get as much of that done as possible. >> what has been the senate democrats response question mark do they have any power in terms of the scheduling or what they can do with these confirmations? >> they really don't have any power. depending on committees -- especially the chairman and ranking member if they have a good relationship with one another. the chairman would generally sign off -- or the blessing of the democratic ranking member. but they don't actually need their permission to schedule a hearing, so you have them going , goingith jeff sessions ahead with rex tillerson for secretary of state on january 11, the next day. senatechumer, the new minority told mitch mcconnell, the senate majori

they love the reminding us that they got seven barack obama nominees confirmed on inauguration day before. getting a lot of hearings in place as part of the shutter beeps for senate republicans. democrats are urging a slowdown of the progress, but you are not listening to the democrats. they believed donald trump wants his team in place as soon as possible. the next coming week is the big week to get as much as that done as possible. >> what has been the senate democrats response? do they really have any power in terms of what they can do? seung: they really do not have any power, depending on committees, especially if the chairman and the ranking member have a good relationship with one another. the chairman would sign off or the blessing of the democratic ranking member. they do not actually need their permission to schedule a hearing. so you have chuck grassley going ahead with jeff sessions. you have bob corker going ahead with rex tillerson for secretary of state on january 11. chuck schumer, the new senate minority leader has told mitch mcconnell, the senate majority leader that he

they love reminding us that they got seven barack obama nominees confirmed on inauguration day in 2009. obviously, getting a lot of hearings in place as part of that strategy for republicans. democrats are urging a slowdown of the process, but republicans are not listening to democrats because this is their goal. is really thek week to get as much of that done as possible. been the senate democrats response? do they have any power in terms of what they can do? >> they really don't have any power. depending on committees, the chairman and ranking member have a good relationship with one another, the chairman we generally like a sign off for of the ranking member, but they don't actually need their permission to schedule a hearing. you have chuck grassley going ahead with jeff sessions starting junior a tent. bob corker going ahead with rex tillerson for secretary of state jeffnerate 11th -- sessions starting january 10. bob corker going ahead with rex tillerson for her secretary of state on january 11. chuck schumer has said he would not like simultaneous hearings, but that request is c

they love reminding us that they got seven barack obama nominees confirmed on inauguration day in 2009. obviously, getting a lot of hearings in place is part of that strategy for senate republicans. now, democrats are urging a slowdown of the process, but republicans are not listening to the democrats because this is their goal. they believe donald trump wants his team in place as soon as possible, and the coming week is really the week to get as much of that done as possible. host: what has been the senate democrats' response? do they have really have any power in terms of the scheduling or of what they can do with the confirmations? seung min kim: they really don't have any power. depending on committees, especially if the chairman and ranking member have a good relationship with one another, the chairman would generally like a sign off or the blessing of a democratic ranking member, but they don't actually need their permission to schedule a hearing. so you have chuck grassley going ahead with jeff sessions, starting january 10. bob corker, foreign relations committee, going ahead w