Senate Rule 22: Executive Nominations and the Role of Debate [POLICYbrief]

Is an excessive amount of post-cloture debate in the Senate holding up the executive nomination process? Senator James Lankford of Oklahoma and Ambassador Ira Shapiro of Ira Shapiro Global Strategies discuss the importance of debate in the Senate and possible reforms. Sen. Lankford proposes Resolution 355 to streamline the rules. Amb. Shapiro prefers a full reconsideration of the rules to be implemented in a future term.

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Senator James Lankford
https://www.lankford.senate.gov/

Ambassador Ira Shapiro
https://shapiroglobal.com/about-ira-shapiro/

Related Links & Differing Views:

S.Res.355 - A resolution improving procedures for the consideration of nominations in the Senate.
https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/senate-resolution/355

Break the partisan gridlock on judicial nominations
http://thehill.com/blogs/congress-blog/judicial/389718-break-the-partisan-gridlock-on-judicial-nominations

GOP senators pitch rules change amid nominations backlog
http://thehill.com/blogs/floor-action/senate/344969-gop-senators-pitch-rules-change-amid-nominations-backlog

Oppose S. Res. 355, A Resolution to Lower Post-Cloture Debate Time for Nominations
https://civilrights.org/oppose-s-res-355-resolution-lower-post-cloture-debate-time-nominations/

Strategic Value of Speeding Up a Few Judicial Votes: BGOV Q&A
https://about.bgov.com/blog/strategic-value-speeding-judicial-votes-bgov-qa/

Markup: Improving Procedures for the Consideration of Nominations in the Senate
https://www.rules.senate.gov/hearings/improving-procedures-for-the-consideration-of-nominations-in-the-senate

The Death of the Senate as a Deliberative Body
http://yalejreg.com/nc/the-death-of-the-senate-as-a-deliberative-body/

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