Senate Republicans approve rare rule change slashing debate time for many of Pres. Trump’s nominees, putting them on a fast-track to confirmation.
Senate Republicans approved a rare change in the chamber’s rules slashing the debate time for many of“It is time for this sorry chapter to end,” Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell chastised his Democratic colleagues, accusing them of mounting “not a principled investigation of a few nominees,” but “just endless obstruction.”
“That’s more than five times the previous six presidents combined,” said the GOP leader, who has called confirming judges his number one priority, particularly in a chamber often stymied by partisanship. Schumer condemned his counterpart while glaring in his direction, calling the rules change “Machiavellian,” adding, “I am sorry, so sorry that my colleagues have gone along with Senator McConnell’s debasement of the institution.”
“The alarms went off. They’re going to appoint a bunch of crazy right wingers to the court,” McConnell shot back, recalling Democrats blocking the nomination of Miguel Estrada to the circuit court of appeals, a stinging defeat for Republicans. "I oppose changing the post-cloture time rule. I certainly oppose breaking the rules of the Senate to do so. The current rules can work for the American people; they simply require us to do the same," Sen. Lee said.“Republicans believe that regardless of who the president is, he or she ought to be able to hire their own staff,” said Sen. James Lankford, R-Oklahoma, just before the vote.
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