There's precedent for changing the rules to prevent minority from blocking or delaying noms in the last decade. Dem nuke/GOP SCOTUS nuke/GOP debate hours nuke/GOP nukes Judiciary's quorum rules for SCOTUS/Barrett.
Manchin, meanwhile, told me he wants to talk to Powell again about taming inflation when I asked if he's decided if he'll back Biden's Fed picks. He also has calls lined up with other Fed nominees.
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So not your typical day covering the Banking Committee.
Toomey plans to block quorum for Raskin; complains he hasn’t gotten answers to questions Re: he work with Reserve Trust.
Brown mad, says Toomey agreed to votes today weeks ago.
All 5 noms now caught in scrum
Getting around Toomey’s blockade would require backing of at least one Republican on the committee or floor action by all 50 Dems. bloomberg.com/news/articles/…
Unlike with the blockade of Amy Coney Barrett by Senate Ds, which Graham bypassed because it merely required breaking a committee rule, this could require detonating a procedural nuke because Rs and Ds are equally divided.
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