Senate Republicans will need more time to approve a resolution with dozens of Trump administration nominees, including for EPA, NOAA and the Tennessee Valley Authority.
Majority Leader John Thune set a procedural vote for Thursday on the package. But because the resolution included a nominee that didn’t qualify for en bloc consideration under new Senate rules, the roll call was subject to a 60-vote threshold. It failed.
The package included Jeffrey Hall to lead EPA’s enforcement office and Douglas Troutman to head the agency’s chemicals office, along with Timothy Petty for deputy NOAA administrator and four TVA picks.
Thune spokesperson Ryan Wrasse said, “List will be resubmitted, and the goal will be to make it even longer, so we’ll potentially end up confirming even more nominees with the re-filed version.”
