Of all the President’s nominees, none have gotten the reaction from the Senate Democrats like Russ Vought going through the confirmation process for the directorship of the Office of Management and Budget.
Oh, there have been episodes of drama, memes of all the angry faces of Senate Democratic women losing their mind during their seven-minute question time in many different confirmation hearings for other Trump nominees, but Vought’s confirmation has been a singular moment thus far, a line in the sand by Senate progressives. And now we are learning why.
Thanks to the Late Harry Reid and Chuck Schumer in 2013, exercising what came to be known as the nuclear option, closure on presidential appointments and nominations moved from a 60-vote threshold to a simple majority. Once cloture is attained, there are 30 hours of floor debate, then final confirmation…or not, unless…
