washington senate due vote friday two retire marine general president-elect donald trump choices secretary defense secretary homeland security democrats promise fight several nominees retire general jam mattis trump pick lead pentagon retire general john kelly choice department homeland security expect confirm easily senate begin debate third prospective member trump national security team u.s. representative mike pompeo choice director central intelligence agency senate democratic leader charles schumer say thursday schumer guarantee vote pompeo friday good number members want make statements pompeo ask question schumer tell news conference republicans hop confirm many seven trump nominees friday day become president however democrats balk describe efforts republicans hold 52-seat majority 100-member senate jam nominees file financial ethics paperwork 15 hear trump nominees past two weeks republicans accuse democrats play politics use stall tactics overstate ethics concern trump selections schumer call investigation healthcare stock investments representative tom price nominee head department health human service price deny inappropriate action schumer say senate might also confirm trump noncontroversial nominees quickly decline name last weeks republicans make mockery confirmation process schumer say trump nominees eventually confirm rule change orchestrate democrats hold senate majority selections need 50 vote pass senate 60 use require nomination advance chamber seven members president barack obama cabinet confirm day take office number republicans hop match trump schumer say obama nominees complete paperwork ethics review trump choices underscore bitterness confirmation process schumer also say democrats want roll call vote mattis kelly rather allow confirmation voice vote senate vote two trump national security pick friday