Senate Session
2005-05-25T09:28:40-04:00https://ximage.c-spanvideo.org/eyJidWNrZXQiOiJwaWN0dXJlcy5jLXNwYW52aWRlby5vcmciLCJrZXkiOiJGaWxlc1wvMjI2XC8yMDA1MDUyNTA5MjkwMTAwMl9oZC5qcGciLCJlZGl0cyI6eyJyZXNpemUiOnsiZml0IjoiY292ZXIiLCJoZWlnaHQiOjUwNn19fQ==The Senate continued consideration of the nomination of Priscilla Owen as a judge for the Fifth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals. Judge Owen was the first of seven nominations which had been filibustered by the Democrats, the minority party. The Republicans who held a 55 vote majority had proposed changing the confirmation process through a ruling from the President of the Senate, upheld by a majority of Senate, that votes on judicial nominees not be subject to a filibuster. This would have changed Senate rules by allowing confirmation by a simple majority vote without having to invoke cloture on debate. This was popularly referred to as the “nuclear option” because of its potential impact on the normal procedure of business in the Senate.
Following a bipartisan compromise on consideration of judicial nominations to avoid the “nuclear option,” a final confirmation vote passed 56 to 43.
The Senate then began consideration of the nomination of John Bolton as U.S. ambassador to the Un
Following a bipartisan compromise on consideration of judicial nominations to avoid the “nuclear option,” a final confirmation vote passed 56 to 43.
The Senate then began consideration of the nomination of John Bolton as U.S. ambassador to the Un
The Senate continued consideration of the nomination of Priscilla Owen as a judge for the Fifth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals. Judge Owen wa… read more
The Senate continued consideration of the nomination of Priscilla Owen as a judge for the Fifth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals. Judge Owen was the first of seven nominations which had been filibustered by the Democrats, the minority party. The Republicans who held a 55 vote majority had proposed changing the confirmation process through a ruling from the President of the Senate, upheld by a majority of Senate, that votes on judicial nominees not be subject to a filibuster. This would have changed Senate rules by allowing confirmation by a simple majority vote without having to invoke cloture on debate. This was popularly referred to as the “nuclear option” because of its potential impact on the normal procedure of business in the Senate.
Following a bipartisan compromise on consideration of judicial nominations to avoid the “nuclear option,” a final confirmation vote passed 56 to 43.
The Senate then began consideration of the nomination of John Bolton as U.S. ambassador to the Un close
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