When the Senate returns in September, Republicans are saying one of the first things they’ll consider is a change to chamber rules that would allow for speedier confirmation of President Donald Trump’s nominees.
But considering those changes — and actually enacting them — could be two very different things.
“We have 144 nominations left to do and 160 still going through committee,” Sen. Bernie Moreno said in the Capitol last week. “That’s a huge number. The way the Democrats are forcing us to do it with historic obstruction doesn’t make any sense. So I think there’s a huge appetite for us to change the rules.”