However, Sen. Johnson also said that even his committee will not recognize Lansanah and that he would oppose Lansanah’s confirmation if such an appointment requires the Senate’s consent through confirmation. “That appointment does not have a statutory mandate; no constitutional backing. My committee does not recognize it,” he said. It is not a committee that we will deal with because it is not statutory,” Johnson said. While in the Senate, he served as chairman of the Committee on Rules, Order and Administration, the same position that Sen. Johnson currently occupies.

Source: Daily Observer April 26, 2017 01:30 UTC