Senate Republicans used a party-line vote to reduce the allowed delay time for considering judicial or low-level executive nominees from 30 hours to two hours.
Sources
- McConnell Undid 213 Years of Senate History in 33 Minutes (apnews.com)
- https://www.cbsnews.com/amp/news/republicans-in-senate-vote-to-change-confirmation-process-for-judicial-nominees (cbsnews.com)
- https://ballotpedia.org/The_Federal_Tap:_Senate_changes_precedent_to_limit_post-cloture_debate_on_most_presidential_nominees (ballotpedia.org)
- https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/5499527-senate-republicans-nuclear-option-rules-trump-nominees/ (thehill.com)
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