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‘Harry Reid rule’ could help Trump confirm his Cabinet choices | New York Post
‘Harry Reid rule’ could help Trump confirm his Cabinet choices | New York Post
Harry Reid rule could help Trump confirm his Cabinet choices
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Donald Trump will only need 51 votes to confirm his Cabinet appointees, thanks to a controversial Senate-rules maneuver referred to as the “nuclear option.”
The maneuver was instituted by Democratic Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid of Nevada in 2013 to work around what he considered Republican intransigence.
Without the rule in place, a nominee would need 60 votes to end debate and allow for a floor vote on the nomination, which requires only a simple majority for confirmation.
“The American people believe Congress is broken. The American people believe the Senate is broken. And I believe they are right,” Reid, who is retiring this year, said at the time. “The need for change is so very, very obvious.”
But now Republicans, who will have a 51-49 majority in the Senate starting in January, can use it to their advantage — and won’t need 60 votes
The maneuver was instituted by Democratic Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid of Nevada in 2013 to work around what he considered Republican intransigence.
Without the rule in place, a nominee would need 60 votes to end debate and allow for a floor vote on the nomination, which requires only a simple majority for confirmation.
“The American people believe Congress is broken. The American people believe the Senate is broken. And I believe they are right,” Reid, who is retiring this year, said at the time. “The need for change is so very, very obvious.”
But now Republicans, who will have a 51-49 majority in the Senate starting in January, can use it to their advantage — and won’t need 60 votes
After he gets all that he wants in his cabinet, the Republicans need to do the right thing and get rid of this. Go back to the 60 count vote.
I agree with this right here!