Recess Appointments

The word came down yesterday for the Obama Administration that the courts say they have overstepped their bounds.  A federal appeals court overturned some recess appointments that the President made when the Senate was not actually in recess...

Recent news reports have President Barack Obama making a recess appointment when many are saying that Congress was not in recess.  Indeed, the Senate held a session one day before he decided to appoint Richard Cordray to head the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau...

Congressman Jeff Landry (R, LA-03) has fired another salvo at President Obama’s recess appointments: offering and passing an amendment that defunds the salaries of Presidential appointees made without the advice and consent of the Senate.

Continuing his efforts to prevent President Obama from making another recess appointment, Republican Congressman Jeff Landry today presided over a pro forma session in the United States House of Representatives.