Mr. President, later today, the Senate will move one step closer to confirming nearly 50 executive nominees without the consent or agreement of the Senate Democrats. Last year, Senate Republicans made a change in Senate rules that's fundamentally undermined senators' ability to fulfill our constitutional duty of advising consent. They gave away this body's authority in order to appease this White House. Now, I've been in the Senate long enough to remember a time when this was not even a major issue. (00:11–00:23)
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Asserts that Senate Republicans changed rules affecting the Senate's advisory role.
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