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Senators should expect to remain in session in August to pass legislation including <a href=\"https:\/\/www.federaltimes.com\/news\/pentagon-congress\/2018\/05\/29\/budget-battle-brews-as-trump-threatens-another-shutdown\/\" title=\"\" class=\"\" target=\"_blank\">appropriations bills<\/a>, and to make additional progress on the president\u2019s nominees,\u201d McConnell said in a statement on the decision.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">According to data compiled by the Partnership for Public Service and the Washington Post, though it takes slightly longer for President Donald Trump\u2019s nominations to receive confirmation by the Senate \u2014 86 days compared to the 67-day average for the Obama administration \u2014 the percentage of total nominations yet to be confirmed by the Senate is not historically different than previous administrations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">By May 31, 2018, approximately 25 percent of all nominations Trump had sent to the Senate had yet to be confirmed. At the same point in the Obama administration, 26 percent of all nominations sent to the Senate had yet to be confirmed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Rather, at this point in the Trump presidency, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.federaltimes.com\/management\/leadership\/2018\/01\/29\/as-trump-lags-to-fill-senior-vacancies-retirements-pile-up\/\" title=\"\" class=\"\" target=\"_blank\">fewer nominations have been sent to the Senate<\/a> than at the same point in the Obama, Bush and Clinton administrations, likely accounting for the low number of confirmations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">According to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/powerpost\/senate-leader-cancels-most-of-august-recess-forcing-campaign-schedule-scramble\/2018\/06\/05\/7592a3ce-68d8-11e8-bf8c-f9ed2e672adf_story.html?utm_term=.a41652177509\" title=\"\" class=\"\" target=\"_blank\">Washington Post reports<\/a>, this change also puts Democrats battling for reelection in close races in a difficult position: skip out on potentially important votes or miss out on campaign time.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This is not the first time McConnell has pointed to Senate Democrats as the reason for changes to the August recess. 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