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Senate Rules Chairman Schumer delivered the following remarks on the Senate floor Wednesday regarding legislation to streamline nominations.

Madam President, I rise today and join my colleagues in strong support of the nominations reform package before us today. This bipartisan bill and resolution, which we will vote on a bit later on, will effectively change the way the Senate does business. It is long past time to do this.
 
It isn’t often this body voluntarily takes steps to curb its own power. But for the good of our democracy, the Senate must become more efficient.   

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