The Schumer confirmation shutdown leaves critical jobs unfilled in our government. That weakens our economy. It undermines our international diplomacy. It jeopardizes our safety. It disrespects the will of the voters. This rules update will clear this backlog of nominees, and it will allow us to scrutinize nominees effectively and confirm qualified nominees efficiently. Committees are still going to hold hearings. They'll still question the nominees. There'll still be all of the background work, and then the FBI checks will still be done. (09:15–09:28)
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Asserts that the rules update will clear the nominee backlog and improve scrutiny and confirmation efficiency.
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