Senate Republicans Aim to Slow Biden Judicial Picks

Senate Republicans Aim to Slow Biden Judicial Picks

Senate Republicans Aim to Slow Biden Judicial Picks

With two months left in Joe Biden’s presidency, Senate Republicans are using procedural tactics to slow confirmation of his judicial nominees.

After confirming one to an appeals court post, Senate Republicans forced votes on moving between executive session, where nominations are considered, to legislative session, where bills are considered. Usually this is done by unanimous consent, Politico reported.

Democrats used their majority to pass, but the votes ate up valuable floor time, Politico said.

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