Chuck Grassley: “You can see the weakness of that objection because here is somebody that has been nominated by President Biden and…”

“You can see the weakness of that objection because here is somebody that has been nominated by President Biden and President Trump, and you have two Democratic Senators supporting him. At least in those 2 instances, out of 93 that are potentially on hold, they could go do their jobs. I want to make one final request before I yield the floor. The Senate Judiciary Committee--in that committee, it is common practice to report certain nominees by voice vote. We have been doing it for decades-- particularly for noncontroversial U.S. attorneys and U.S. marshal nominees. Under my chairmanship, we only conduct voice votes with explicit consent of the ranking member, and we don't do them if there are any objections to so doing. Recently, I have heard concern that nominees reported out of committee by voice vote may be challenged or face additional obstruction on the floor to further derail the functioning of the executive branch. I sincerely hope this isn't the case. Voice votes are a longstanding practice of our committee and involve complete cooperation between the majority and minority parties on the committee. On the Senate Judiciary Committee, despite our differences, the ranking member and I have a good working relationship. When we reach a bipartisan agreement about how to manage our committee consistent with our norms, I hope that every Member of this body will respect this agreement.”