Both nominees have cleared Florida's Federal Judicial Nominating Commission, which vets nominees and makes recommendations to senators representing the state.
"The standard that was used before — it's likely it will be used again — was that if the Democrats on the Judiciary Committee vote unanimously against a nominee, then the recommendation to the caucus will be to oppose the nominee, including through the use of the filibuster," Richard Durbin, the Illinois senator and assistant Majority Leader, said.
"The standard that was used before it's likely it will be used again was that if the Democrats on the Judiciary Committee vote unanimously against a nominee, then the recommendation to the caucus will be to oppose the nominee, including through the use of the filibuster," Richard Durbin, the Illinois senator and assistant Majority Leader, said.
Republicans have been blocking lots of Obama's nominees since he took office, with tactics that include not putting forward recommendations for nominees at the beginning of the process, causing delays in floor votes once nominees clear the Senate Judiciary Committee, and dragging out the committee process by submitting hundreds of questions for nominees to answer.
Some are declining to put forward recommendations for nominees at the beginning of the process, some are causing delays in floor votes once nominees clear the Senate Judiciary Committee, and some are dragging out the committee process by submitting hundreds of questions for nominees to answer.
They're not putting forward recommendations for nominees at the beginning of the process, they're causing delays in floor votes once nominees clear the Senate Judiciary Committee and they're dragging out the committee process by submitting hundreds of questions for nominees to answer.
After an internal review, the Kennedy Center expanded its artists' committee, which picks the nominees, and began accepting recommendations from the public.
Per tradition, the president defers to the opposition party's leader in the Senate to make recommendations for nominees from his party.
Once that's done, if the committee makes a favorable recommendation, the nominee would then need the endorsement of three-fourths of the American League owners and a majority of those in the National League.
After the Governor forwards his nomination to the Senate, the Executive Nominations Committee reviews the nominee and makes a recommendation for confirmation or rejection to the Senate as a whole.
He was the top civil and military leader of the commandery and handled defense, lawsuits, seasonal instructions to farmers and recommendations of nominees for office sent annually to the capital in a quota system first established by Emperor Wu.
