Conservative coalition asks McConnell to change Senate rules, speed up judicial confirmations

Published August 15, 2018 9:27pm ET



Conservatives can’t tell Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., just how grateful they are for confirming President Trump’s Supreme Court nominees. They just want him to do more for the lower court judges.

Democrats went nuclear when they were in control, allowing simple majorities for judicial confirmations. But this coalition of conservatives wants McConnell to launch a pinpoint, parliamentary strike. A dozen groups, led by the Texas Public Policy Foundation, are now asking the leader to limit debate on judicial nominees.

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