On the recordJuly 31, 2014
We have been through this nomination and the others before. There is a procedure that was set up that is recognized now by both sides but that our side feels forced into because of the nuclear option where the other side broke the rules in order to change the rules. And the way that works, the majority leader is still the one that has every power within this body--except the Congressional Review Act--and he hasn't chosen to bring these up in the normal order, instead asking to bring them up en bloc. My college roommate was a career ambassador, and I helped him get assignments and brought a lot of people through en bloc at the same time. But that was before we had the nuclear option. So on that basis, I object. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Objection is heard.
