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 .
Republicans trying to `` slow and block progress on all fronts , '' Axelrod says . Obama on Saturday announced he would make 15 recess appointments . Some administration appointments have been held up for months in the Senate . `` What it 's called is checks and balances , '' Republican Sen. Lamar Alexander says .