The New York Times, April 3rd, 2019: Senate Republicans go ‘nuclear’ to speed up Trump confirmations
The majority leader, Senator Mitch McConnell of Kentucky, justified his actions on the Garland nomination, saying Democrats would have done the same thing to a Republican Supreme Court nominee. And he said Democrats started the process in 2003, when they began routinely filibustering a Republican president’s nominees.
Mr. McConnell’s move on Wednesday was intended to break the Democratic blockade over dozens of judicial and sub-cabinet nominations sent to the Senate by the Trump administration and to appease Mr. Trump, who has been badgering him to take such a step for months.
