Senate Majority Leader John Thune has submitted a resolution with more than 100 Trump administration nominees to confirm in the coming days.
It will be the second tranche of nominees to advance under new Senate rules, which allow lower-level agency picks to get votes en bloc. Republicans changed the rules after Democrats slowed confirmations to a crawl.
The new list — just like the first one — includes a trove of energy and environment nominees, some of whom have been waiting months to reach the Senate floor.
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Others are getting fast-track consideration. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission nominees Laura Swett and David LaCerte cleared committee earlier this month.
