Conservatives fear Biden’s judges will sail though a 51-49 Senate next year
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After losing a critical Senate seat in Georgia, conservatives are worried Democrats now in the majority will be able to push Biden’s judicial nominees more easily.
"Obviously judges and nominees will be a lot easier to put on the bench," Schumer said. "It's been amazing how Republicans have been able to use the 50-50 Senate to procedurally hold up so many appointments. It's going to be a lot quicker, swifter and easier." Brianna Herlihy is a politics writer for Fox News Digital.
For the last two years, a power-sharing agreement in the 50-50 Senate has meant an equal number of Republicans and Democrats in each committee, and a tie vote on a nominee in the Judiciary Committee requires a debate on the Senate floor before a nominee can go through. That requirement has forced Democrats into a slower pace on Biden's nominees.