GOP senators pitch rules change amid nominations backlog

[Right_in_Virginia]

GOP senators pitch rules change amid nominations backlog
The Hill, Aug 2, 2017, Jordain Carney

A pair of GOP senators are pushing to change the Senate's rules to allow President Trump's nominees to more quickly clear the Senate amid growing frustration.

GOP Sens. James Lankford (Okla.) and Ron Johnson  (Wis.) want to curb the amount of debate time required for most of the president's nominees after they clear an initial hurdle, which is currently capped at 30 hours.

Under Lankford's proposal, which he pitched during a closed-door conference meeting earlier this year, debate time would be limited to 8 hours for non-Cabinet nominations.

Johnson's measure would go even further limiting debate on the Senate floor to 2 hours.

The changes would affect hundreds of Trump nominations currently in the Senate pipeline, in addition to the hundreds of nominees the administration still needs to make.

It would greatly limit the amount of time it takes to vote on a single nominee, where Democrats can currently use the Senate's rulebook to drag out a nomination for days.


More: http://thehill.com/blogs/floor-action/senate/344969-gop-senators-pitch-rules-change-amid-nominations-backlog

[Right_in_Virginia]

How long before McCain, Collins and Murkowski kill this, too?

[Formerly Once-Ler]

How long before McCain, Collins and Murkowski kill this, too?

My Senator Ron Johnson is a great man, but he will not convince enough Republicans to give this weapon to the rats in 3 and 1/2 years when they defeat President Pence.