Senate Majority Leader John Thune argued that Senate Republicans are actually “ahead of schedule” in the confirmation process of President Donald Trump’s Cabinet, citing how long it took to confirm Trump’s first Cabinet in 2017.

Following Trump’s inauguration on Monday, the Senate has already confirmed four of Trump’s Cabinet nominees, including Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, Central Intelligence Agency Director John Ratcliffe, and Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem. While appearing on Fox News’s Sunday Morning Futures with Maria Bartiromo, Thune underscored how “critically important” it was to confirm Trump’s national security team. While several nominees remain to be confirmed, the Senate majority leader noted that he and his fellow Republicans are “queueing up” their confirmations.