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Article snippet: Senate Republicans at an off-campus meeting on Thursday discussed making a rules change to speed the confirmation of many of MORE’s nominees after Democrats slowed the process during Trump’s first two years in office. “There was a lot of talk about the history of the Senate and appointments. It was a big topic of conversation,” said Sen. MORE (R-Fla.), who attended the all-day strategy session that Senate Republicans held Thursday at Nationals Park in southeast Washington, D.C. The fate of Trump’s nominees was a top concern of Senate GOP leaders heading into the meeting. “Sen. McConnell is going to talk about the historic level of obstruction by the Democrats for our nominees at the executive level and how he’s had to file cloture well over a hundred of times since President Trump has taken office,” Senate Republican Conference Chairman MORE (R-Ky.) has had to quash Democratic delaying tactics. Of the 704 positions in the administration requiring Senate confirmation, only 433 are filled, according to tracking service provided by The Washington Post and the Partnership for Public Service. Republican senators who attended the meeting said they discussed reducing the amount of floor time that must elapse after the Senate votes to end debate before a nominee can receive a floor vote. The proposal would only apply to district court and sub-Cabinet level executive branch nominees. Rubio said “there are a lot of members that would like to see the debate time, post-cl... Link to the full article to read more