“…some 200 research staff members involved in 300 or more trials were at risk of being cut off during the first 90 days following the federal hiring freeze, threatening to disrupt trials providing treatment to some 10,000 veterans if no action is taken.”

They have all been coached, plus the Senate has 54 votes and only needs a simple majority vote of 50. So really all of this is just cinema for TV. If any of his picks do not make it through I will be shocked. America did not show up to VOTE and this is what happens.