Senate Republicans Set To Use Nuclear Option To Confirm Trump Nominees
By Daily Caller
Henry Rodgers on April 2, 2019
The Senate failed to pass a procedural cloture vote Tuesday that would cut Democrats’ time obstructing President Donald Trump’s nominees on the floor, making it likely Republicans will use the nuclear option to change the Senate rules.
The vote was set up by Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell on Thursday, with expectations that it would fail so that the nuclear option can be used. The motion to invoke cloture on the motion to proceed was shut down 51-48. However, since the a cloture needs 60 “no†votes to fail, McConnell entered a motion to reconsider the failed cloture vote, which will likely be voted on later in the week.
The nuclear option would cut Democrats’ debate time from thirty hours to two hours, making the confirmation process for Trump’s nominees faster. Republicans would only need 51 votes to confirm a Trump nominee after the rules change.
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