If a cabinet post remains unfilled?

[Supposn]

If a cabinet post remains unfilled?
What effectively would be an administration's problems if the senate refused to confirm all of the president's nominations for one or more cabinet posts and the offices remain unfilled?
Respectfully, Supposn

 

[Funzo Hoss]

Second in command takes helm as Acting.

 

[Harpy Eagle]

If a cabinet post remains unfilled?
What effectively would be an administration's problems if the senate refused to confirm all of the president's nominations for one or more cabinet posts and the offices remain unfilled?
Respectfully, Supposn

The POTUS can then appoint anyone he wants as the Acting to fill those spots and the Senate loses all control they have on the process

 

[skews13]

If a cabinet post remains unfilled?
What effectively would be an administration's problems if the senate refused to confirm all of the president's nominations for one or more cabinet posts and the offices remain unfilled?
Respectfully, Supposn

Trump showed us what to do. Just appoint acting posts to fill the positions.

 

[Supposn]

Trump showed us what to do. Just appoint acting posts to fill the positions.

Skews13, interesting; then what's the reason or need to seek Senate advice and consent? Respectfully, Supposn

 

[JWBooth]

The POTUS can then appoint anyone he wants as the Acting to fill those spots and the Senate loses all control they have on the process

There is a limit to that, which I don’t recall at the moment. Perhaps it is recess appointments that I am thinking of.

 

[Harpy Eagle]

There is a limit to that, which I don’t recall at the moment. Perhaps it is recess appointments that I am thinking of.

There is a time limit if I am not mistaken, but then a different person can be put in a "acting".