Senate Breaks Chuck Schumer’s Blockade: Confirms 48 Trump Nominees at Once
The Senate confirmed 48 of President Donald Trump’s nominees in a single vote.
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The Senate confirmed 48 of President Donald Trump’s nominees in a single vote.
The Senate confirmed 48 of President Donald Trump’s nominees in one vote after Republicans changed the confirmation threshold for groups of certain nominees. The article presents the move as breaking Chuck Schumer’s block and quotes John Thune saying it would speed confirmations.
Senate Democratic leader whose block the article says Republicans overcame
Schumer's version of this story ↗
Senate majority leader who supported the change and described the confirmations
Thune's version of this story ↗
Senator described as joining Republicans in the threshold change
Senator described as joining Republicans in the threshold change
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