Mitch McConnell is moving to change Senate rules to make a smoother path for Trump nominees to get confirmed
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell on Thursday moved one step closer to changing the Senate rules to speed up the confirmation of most of President Donald Trump’s nominees.The Senate resolution, approved by the Senate Rules Committee in February, would limit the debate time for executive branch nominees and District Court judges but would not apply to Cabinet or Supreme Court nominees.
McConnell’s action comes after Trump urged him to move on nominees during a closed-door meeting Tuesday and amid strenuous objection from Senate Democrats. 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
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