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The Senate considered a resolution to vote on a group of 74 executive and judicial nominations together, as a single package, rather than one by one. Senator Shaheen said she voted against the en bloc approach but stated she would have supported many of the individual nominees if votes were taken separately.Written by AI from the debate. Updated .

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Jeanne Shaheen

Democrat
“I voted against voting on all 74 nominees together. But I would have voted yes on these specific nominees if we voted on each one alone.”
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Madam President, while I voted No on S. Res. 817, which calls for an up or down vote on 74 nominations, en bloc, I would have voted yes on the following nominations if I had the opportunity to vote on each nomination separately:

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