<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><rss version="2.0"><channel xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:sy="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/syndication/" xmlns:slash="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/"><title>RedState</title><link>https://redstate.com/dhorowitz3/2011/06/21/senate-plans-to-abdicate-its-confirmation-duties/feed/</link><description>Conservative News &amp; Politics</description><language>en-us</language><lastBuildDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2026 13:10:14 -0400</lastBuildDate><item><title>Senate Plans to Abdicate its Confirmation Duties</title><description>&lt;![CDATA[In recent years, the job of United States Senator has evidently been  added to the list of &amp;#8216;jobs that Americans won&amp;#8217;t do.&amp;#8217;  Harry Reid&amp;#8217;s  Senate has categorically shirked its core constitutional responsibility  by refusing to pass a budget for over two years.  Concurrently, the  Senate has been preoccupied with feckless, unconstitutional legislation  that fails to deal with any of the paramount public policy problems  facing the nation.]]&gt;</description><pubDate>Tue, 21 Jun 2011 13:45:45 -0400</pubDate><creator xmlns="dc">&lt;![CDATA[Daniel Horowitz]]&gt;</creator><enclosure url="" type="image/jpeg" length="123" /><link>https://redstate.com/dhorowitz3/2011/06/21/senate-plans-to-abdicate-its-confirmation-duties-n39430</link></item></channel></rss>