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Senate GOP plots to advance rule change for Trump picks by March
The Hill ^ | January 28, 2019 | Jordain Carney

Posted on 01/28/2019 3:13:03 PM PST by jazusamo

Senate Republicans are planning to advance a proposal that would dramatically reduce the amount of time it takes to advance hundreds of Trump nominees by the end of March.

Sen. Roy Blunt (Mo.), a member of GOP leadership, said the Rules Committee, which he oversees, would take up the proposal.

“I’m looking at the first quarter of the year,” Blunt said, asked about a timeline for taking up the change.

The timeline, which was first reported by Politico, is the latest sign that Republicans are feeling bullish about changing the rules for President Trump’s nominees after discussing the idea at a retreat earlier this month.

Currently nominations face up to an additional 30 hours of debate time even after they’ve cleared an initial vote that shows they have the simple majority support needed to pass.

But the proposal being discussed by Republicans, which was introduced by Sen. James Lankford (R-Okla.) during the previous Congress, would cut the debate time down to eight hours. It would further cap post-cloture debate time for district court nominations at two hours.

The proposal, which hasn’t formally been reintroduced in the 116th Congress, would not apply to Supreme Court nominees, circuit court nominees or most Cabinet picks.

Republicans have been fuming for years over the slow pace of confirmation votes on Trump’s pick, accusing Democrats of misusing the chamber rulebook to drag out otherwise uncontroversial nominees.

Republicans are expected to try to implement the the rules change as a standing order, which would require 60 votes. But nominations have become increasingly partisan during the Trump administration and it’s unlikely they would be able to get enough support from Democrats.

If they can’t get Democratic support, Republicans are publicly floating using the “nuclear option”— which would let them change the rules with only a simple majority.

Republicans held only a 51-seat majority last year, leaving them unable to push through the proposal because of opposition from some moderate members. But a larger 53-seat majority during the current Congress gives them more leeway to muscle through the change.

Sen. Todd Young (Ind.), the chairman of the Senate GOP campaign arm, told radio host Hugh Hewitt earlier this month that he thought Senate Republicans could quickly take up the maneuver.

“This needs to happen for the good of the country. And I think there’ll be some Democrats who’ll be warm to this idea as well,” he said at the time.


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Good, get 'er done!
1 posted on 01/28/2019 3:13:03 PM PST by jazusamo
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To: jazusamo

Republicans have been fuming for years over the slow pace of confirmation votes on Trump’s pick, accusing Democrats of misusing the chamber rulebook to drag out otherwise uncontroversial nominees.
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1. You have been in power for some years now, stop whining
2. ALL his nominees are controversial...and racist and stuff
3. All democrats will vote NO on every one anyway.


2 posted on 01/28/2019 3:17:55 PM PST by shelterguy
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To: jazusamo

Do it. Who cares about precedent, the Democrats will do it anyway once they regain power. The ends justifies the means, that is the reality of the situation we’re now in.


3 posted on 01/28/2019 3:19:22 PM PST by Shadow44
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To: jazusamo

This slow walking of nominees started under Bush43 by Democrats.

Democrats complained that Republicans did this to Obama judges, but I cannot find anything close to what we see today.


4 posted on 01/28/2019 3:21:22 PM PST by Erik Latranyi (The Democratic Party is now a hate-mob)
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To: jazusamo

Discard the old rules. They were designed for a time when the democrats acted in good faith. Those days are long gone. Don’t even bother consulting with them anymore. Just go around them.


5 posted on 01/28/2019 3:22:20 PM PST by KyCats
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To: jazusamo
The proposal, which hasn’t formally been reintroduced in the 116th Congress, would not apply to Supreme Court nominees, circuit court nominees or most Cabinet picks.

And just why the heck not?

6 posted on 01/28/2019 3:23:30 PM PST by SmokingJoe
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“PLOTS” for Republicans.....it would be “PLANS” for Democrats! Like “PLOTS” is supposed to say “SINISTER”!


7 posted on 01/28/2019 3:23:38 PM PST by Ann Archy (Abortion....... The HUMAN Sacrifice to the god of Convenience.)
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F 60 vote cloture McConnell, you worthless piece of KY scum.

Wake up KY.


8 posted on 01/28/2019 3:25:24 PM PST by Fledermaus (Tagline For Lease)
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To: jazusamo

Two years in and he still is not fully staffed. This is unacceptable


9 posted on 01/28/2019 3:26:31 PM PST by McGavin999 (Border security without a wall is like having a Ring doorbell without a door)
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To: Ann Archy

“PLOTS” for Republicans.....it would be “PLANS” for Democrats! Like “PLOTS” is supposed to say “SINISTER”!
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Might want to get ahold of that Mueller guy, the Russians might be behind this PLOT.


10 posted on 01/28/2019 3:26:44 PM PST by shelterguy
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They were designed for a time when the democrats acted in good faith.

When was that? I do not remember such a time ever existing.

Before the Civil War, maybe?

The Caning of Senator Charles Sumner, 1856.

11 posted on 01/28/2019 3:27:59 PM PST by marktwain (President Trump and his supporters are the Resistance. His opponents are the Reactionaries.)
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You know, it’s been two full years and they couldn’t come up with this before now?

Honestly what the heck do these folks do for a day job? They sure aren’t serving us!


12 posted on 01/28/2019 3:30:37 PM PST by DoughtyOne (01/26/18 DJIA 30 stocks $26,616.71 48.794% > open 11/07/16 $215.71 from 50% increase in 1.2183 yrs)
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From the Politico article today it says the decision hasn’t been made as to whom it will and will not affect.

excerpt:

“The change would likely shave debate time for sub-cabinet and District Court nominees, though no decision has been made.”


13 posted on 01/28/2019 3:30:37 PM PST by jazusamo (Have You Donated to Keep Free Republic Up and Running?)
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To: jazusamo

About Damn Time.


14 posted on 01/28/2019 3:30:51 PM PST by bigbob (Trust Trump. Trust the Plan.)
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MAGA!

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15 posted on 01/28/2019 3:31:38 PM PST by jazusamo (Have You Donated to Keep Free Republic Up and Running?)
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To: AdmSmith; AnonymousConservative; Arthur Wildfire! March; Berosus; Bockscar; cardinal4; ColdOne; ...
It's about ****ing time!

16 posted on 01/28/2019 3:32:41 PM PST by SunkenCiv (and btw -- https://www.gofundme.com/for-rotator-cuff-repair-surgery)
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To: jazusamo

‘plots’ yea right!


17 posted on 01/28/2019 3:33:13 PM PST by fortheDeclaration
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To: jazusamo

Thanks.


18 posted on 01/28/2019 3:34:39 PM PST by SmokingJoe
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To: DoughtyOne

I agree, this should have been changed quickly.

I’m guessing but may McCain and Flake had something to do with as well as the “girls.”


19 posted on 01/28/2019 3:35:04 PM PST by jazusamo (Have You Donated to Keep Free Republic Up and Running?)
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The GOP will do nothing...

The greatest con (deceive, trick, hoodwink) the GOP

Give us the Senate and House and The President and we will do all these things...NOTHING


20 posted on 01/28/2019 3:36:19 PM PST by Hojczyk
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