Republicans are considering moves to speed up the process even more, by forcing lawmakers to stay on nights and weekends to eat up debate time more quickly.
“I have pleaded with McConnell to work nights, to work Saturdays and weekends, and put the pressure on the Democrats,” Grassley told radio host Hugh Hewitt last week. “And we’ve got to have every Republican around and even cancel a recess so we can clear the calendar of these important nominees
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McConnell’s not the slightest bit interested in speeding up his slow walk of having judicial confirmation votes. After all, what’s in that for China and McConnell’s benefactors in the Chamber of Commerce.
With midterms approaching dims would move at lighting speed to confirm their judges if they controlled the Senate.