No, most of the promotions will get through now, unless some other dumbass decides to do the same thing. But it seems like other Republican Senators are tired of the BS, and were going to vote to change the rules.
So now, Coach gets to get his face on the news again and lift most of the holds. This prevents Republicans from having to vote against him, let’s most of the lower approvals through, but still forces the Senate to do a dozen approvals the long way. So he gets some PR out of it, while still causing problems for Chuck.
Most importantly, it keeps the dumb rule in place so some other yokel can try it again in a few years.
Klobuchar says Tuberville has blocked so many positions — more than 370 — the Senate doesn’t have time to start from the beginning, even if someone got him to back down. There’s a spending bill deadline to consider.
“If we voted on them individually, we would literally be going through the year and the government would shut down,” she says.
“If we voted on them individually” is the operative phrase here. Tuberville’s hold was on approval of them as a group with a single vote. Now that he’s dropping his blockade, the entire group can be approved with a voice vote.
No, most of the promotions will get through now, unless some other dumbass decides to do the same thing. But it seems like other Republican Senators are tired of the BS, and were going to vote to change the rules.
So now, Coach gets to get his face on the news again and lift most of the holds. This prevents Republicans from having to vote against him, let’s most of the lower approvals through, but still forces the Senate to do a dozen approvals the long way. So he gets some PR out of it, while still causing problems for Chuck.
Most importantly, it keeps the dumb rule in place so some other yokel can try it again in a few years.
https://www.npr.org/2023/11/10/1211789423/a-temporary-senate-rule-change-could-finally-end-tubervilles-military-blockade
And that was a month ago.
“If we voted on them individually” is the operative phrase here. Tuberville’s hold was on approval of them as a group with a single vote. Now that he’s dropping his blockade, the entire group can be approved with a voice vote.