Motion. with a democratic majority there are no discharge motion so it is a process to get them out of the committee. even in senator feinstein s absence or to deal with her absence. but the process of filling vacancies on the federal bench must continue. i m confident that senator schumer will find a way to move forward on it. one of the things in your very lengthy resumes that you are the council to the senate judiciary committee under when president biden was the chan chairman of that committee. it sounds like there is something that could happen in the senate that could allow these things to move forward. i think they will find a way to do it. senate rules can always be changed. i think that senator schumer and senator durbin have republicans on issues like the blue slip policy. they ve taken republican to put on judges from their states. i think in exchange for that, it s only reasonable that the nominees that are qualified to move out of committee faced a vote on the senate f
Next week. this could expand to more nominees if democrats continue to in his words abuse this blue slip policy, leland. it remains to be seen how much this could speed things up going forward. you said minnesota. noteworthy that s the home state of al franken. have to see if that plays into anything in coming days and weeks. good to see you. there are new questions now on whether we are in the midst of a cultural wreckoning on sexual harassment amid the fallout over sexual misconduct allegations against roy moore, senator al franken and congressman john conyers and harvey weinstein and tv newsman charlie rose. now congressman joe barton apologizing after a lewd photo