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Senate rules panel moves dozens of governor’s nominees en bloc after suspending 21‑day rule
Summary
The Senate Rules and Executive Appointments Committee voted to suspend a 21‑day waiting rule and forwarded a large block of governorial nominations to the full Senate with a recommendation for confirmation after brief nominee testimony and limited committee discussion.
The Senate Special Committee on Rules and Executive Appointments voted Sept. 29 to suspend its 21‑day waiting rule and advanced a large block of the governor’s executive nominations to the Senate floor with a recommendation for confirmation.
Chair Jama opened the committee’s organizational meeting and an open public hearing on the nominations, saying roughly 125 people had been nominated and about 72 would appear at the hearing. After short testimony from dozens of candidates, Senator Bonham moved to suspend the rule so…
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