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UD: If he is confirmed by the Senate, should public health officials who oppose his appointment, or who disagree with some items on his agenda, try to find common ground and work with him?

Christina says appointments would sometimes be cancelled as the therapist was ill, or changed jobs, leaving Mia feeling little progress was being made.

Philip Bump at the Washington Post reported that the House is digging in its heels on their part of the recess appointment gambit as well:

Mr Guckian said he initially thought patient absence was due to people having to travel for appointments, but having done audits and phoned patients, he was told this was not the reason.

Though it isn’t clear whether Trump could have ultimately forced a recess appointment or strong-armed the GOP Senate delegation into clearing Gaetz, it would have, as the nominee pointed out, been an increasingly costly endeavor.