Dan Farber
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“But you can also hold appointments hostage in return for other things.”
Dan Farber · said date not stated · reported 2026-10-30
Farber noted senators could also hold appointments hostage in return for other things.
“That can have a big long-term effect on the environment.”
Dan Farber · said date not stated · reported 2026-10-30
Farber said preventing anti-climate judge appointments would leave more vacancies for the next president to fill.
“I keep thinking, how much worse could they do? But they always find something,”
Dan Farber · said date not stated · reported 2026-10-30
Farber expressed concern that Republicans could find more ways to roll back environmental progress.
“Maybe even more so, because I think this would be seen as a big win for him personally,”
Dan Farber · said date not stated · reported 2026-10-30
Farber suggested Republicans would continue supporting Trump even more if they win the midterms.
“They have not just been sitting on the sidelines – they have helped Trump, in terms of repealing the Inflation Reduction Act from Biden, and overturning some specific regulations by Congress. We could see more of that kind of thing coming from them. So it would be another big step backwards,”
Dan Farber · said date not stated · reported 2026-10-30
Farber said Republicans have helped Trump repeal the Inflation Reduction Act and overturn regulations.
“Trump has been packing the lower courts with anti-regulatory, super-conservative judges,”
Dan Farber · said date not stated · reported 2026-10-30
Farber commented on Trump appointing anti-regulatory conservative judges to lower courts.
“That gives [Democratic] senators some leverage to stop appointments they don’t want,”
Dan Farber · said date not stated · reported 2026-10-30
Farber said a Democratic Senate majority would have leverage to stop unwanted appointments.