Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell moved to advance a resolution to change the Senate rules to speed up the confirmation process for nominees
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell on Thursday moved to advance a resolution to change the Senate rules to speed up the confirmation process for nominees.
The Senate resolution, approved by the Senate Rules Committee in February, would limit the debate time for executive branch and District Court judges but would not apply to Cabinet or Supreme Court nominees. In a speech on the Senate floor, McConnell blasted Democrats for “unprecedented obstruction” when it comes to noncontroversial nominees and said the resolution is a way “to restore the Senate’s tradition in this area.
McConnell added that Democrats will also benefit from the rules change and warned that the status quo will guarantee that Democratic administrations in the future will be “subjected to the same paralysis.”Sign Up By signing up you agree to receive email newsletters or alerts from POLITICO. You can unsubscribe at any time.The measure would limit debate time after procedural votes to two hours for most nominees, after cloture is invoked. Under the status quo, the post-debate time is 30 hours.
In order for the Senate resolution to move forward, it would need 60 votes. Senate Democrats are expected to oppose the measure. But Republicans can still pass it if they invoke the “nuclear option” and change the Senate rules. If the Senate changes its rules, the resolution could pass with a simple majority.
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