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		| Originally posted by Hank Chinaski I thought there was some step the senate would have to take to extend his appointment. Will there need to be a positive step to remain, or is a positive step necessary to remove?
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 Absent confirmation, his recess appointment expires at the end of the Senate's next session.  U.S. Const. Art II, Sec. 2.