Majority Leader Mitch McConnell told the Senate Republican Conference that he now has the votes to invoke the so-called nuclear option to significantly cut back the debate time on nominations, a source says
Majority Leader Mitch McConnell told the Senate Republican Conference on Tuesday that he now has the votes to invoke the so-called nuclear option to significantly cut back the debate time on nominations, according to a person with direct knowledge of the remarks.
This person also said that McConnell, barring an unforeseen deal with Democrats, plans to move to change Senate rules at some point after next week's congressional recess.The rules change has been under consideration for weeks, and GOP leaders have clearly been moving in this direction, but McConnell's comments at a closed-door lunch for Senate Republicans mark the first time he'd made clear to colleagues that the votes were in place.
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