This week: Senate GOP prepares to change rules on Trump nominees
By Jordain Carney and Juliegrace Brufke - 04/01/19 06:01 AM EDT Senate Republicans are preparing to push through a rules change that would cut down the amount of time it takes to confirm hundreds of President Trump's nominees.
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) teed up the resolution for an initial vote before the Senate left town, bringing the years-long fight over the pace of nominations to a head this week.
“A minority of senators have used Senate procedure to systematically prevent the president of the United States from putting a full team in place,†McConnell said from the Senate floor.
The resolution, from Sens. Roy Blunt (R-Mo.) and James Lankford (R-Okla.), would reduce the amount of debate time required for most nominations. Currently, nominations face up to an additional 30 hours after they’ve defeated a filibuster and shown they ultimately have the support needed to be confirmed.
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https://thehill.com/blogs/floor-action/scheduling/436667-this-week-senate-gop-prepares-to-change-rules-on-trump-nominees