Lawmakers will use much of September to work on spending bills for the coming budget year, which begins Oct. 1.

WASHINGTON (AP) — A stalemate over the pace of confirmations has delayed the Senate’s yearly August recess, for now, as President Donald Trump declares that his nominees “should NOT BE FORCED TO WAIT” and as Democrats slow the process by forcing procedural votes on almost all of Trump’s picks.

More than 150 of President Donald Trump's nominees for positions throughout the federal government await Senate confirmation once lawmakers return in September.