Republicans trying to ` ` slow and block progress on all fronts , '' he says . Obama on Saturday announced he would make 15 more appointments . Besides Becker , the other 14 recess appointees are : . Some administration ##s have been held up for months in the Senate . ` ` What it 's called is checks and balances , '' Republican Senator Lamar Alexander says .
Republicans trying to ` ` slow and block progress on all fronts , '' he says . Obama on Saturday announced he would make 15 more appointments . Some administration ##s have been held up for months in the Senate . ` ` What it 's called is checks and balances , '' Republican Senator Lamar Alexander says .