Summary
Senate Republicans want to change the rules to make it easier to confirm President Trump's non-judicial nominees by grouping them together. Currently, each nominee is approved one at a time, which can take days. This change aims to speed up the process because Democrats have slowed it down through full Senate procedures.
Key Facts
- The Senate confirms over 1,300 government positions, but each is currently approved individually.
- Senate Democrats are using full procedures for each nomination, slowing the process.
- Republicans propose grouping non-judicial nominees for faster confirmation.
- The change doesn't apply to Cabinet positions with longer procedures.
- The goal is to address a backlog of about 150 nominees.
- John Thune leads the Republican effort for this rule change.
- The proposal involves overruling a Senate parliamentarian decision without needing a two-thirds majority.
- Votes and debate on the rule change are expected on Thursday, with a large group of nominees possibly confirmed next week.
