President-elect Trump warned Senate Republicans on Tuesday that he would oppose ending a deal with Democrats to fast-track President Biden's final nominees through the Senate before the session adjourns later this week.
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“I have won the greatest commission in 129 years. I will be appointing highly qualified people in January when I am sworn in,” Trump added.
In past years, Senate Democrats and Republicans have approved blocs of remaining nominees before Congress is out of session, but that practice has declined in recent years as these agreements have come under greater scrutiny. are.
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer of New York ended a deal with Republicans before Thanksgiving to expedite the confirmation of nine federal district judges. But in a concession to Republicans, he agreed to shelve four of Biden's circuit court nominees, which Democrats later said did not receive enough votes to win confirmation. He said that it is highly likely that
The Senate has approved 233 of Biden's judicial nominees so far, the same number it approved during President Trump's first term.
Both Biden and Trump have far more confirmed judicial nominees in the Senate than former President Barack Obama, who won 170 of his nominees.
