{"id":45874,"date":"2025-09-11T17:24:39","date_gmt":"2025-09-11T21:24:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ourpublicservice.org\/?post_type=pps_press_release&#038;p=45874"},"modified":"2025-09-11T17:25:33","modified_gmt":"2025-09-11T21:25:33","slug":"partnership-for-public-service-statement-on-changes-to-senate-confirmation-processes","status":"publish","type":"pps_press_release","link":"https:\/\/ourpublicservice.org\/press-release\/partnership-for-public-service-statement-on-changes-to-senate-confirmation-processes\/","title":{"rendered":"Partnership for Public Service statement on changes to Senate confirmation processes\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>WASHINGTON \u2013 The nonpartisan, nonprofit&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/ourpublicservice.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Partnership for Public Service<\/a> today released the following statement from&nbsp;<strong>President and CEO Max Stier<\/strong>&nbsp;on changes in Senate procedure to allow for multiple nominees to be confirmed as a group:&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cPolitical appointees carry enormous responsibilities in executing the functions of government. The Senate, too, has an enormous responsibility to thoroughly vet and confirm them expeditiously.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWhile the Partnership has long supported reforms to the Senate confirmation process, including bundling nominees,&nbsp;this rule lacks necessary guardrails to ensure that the American people are getting the most highly qualified leaders to run their government.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;This move&nbsp;allows the Senate to&nbsp;bundle an&nbsp;unlimited number of&nbsp;agency-level leadership positions into a single vote. Senators from both parties should be able to consider the qualifications of nominees for critical roles like the FBI director, IRS commissioner and U.S Attorneys on an individual basis. The Senate must limit the number of bundled nominees per vote and reserve bundling for lower-level positions. They should also require completed committee and ethics paperwork from nominees prior to final consideration.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cAny bundling procedure must balance efficiency with thorough vetting of nominees for critical positions.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>During the past 24 years, the nonpartisan, nonprofit&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/ourpublicservice.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Partnership for Public Service<\/a>&nbsp;has been dedicated to building a better government and a stronger democracy. We work across administrations to help transform the way government works by providing agencies with the data insights they need to succeed, developing effective leaders, inspiring the next generation to public service, facilitating smooth presidential transitions and recognizing exceptional federal employees.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Visit&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/ourpublicservice.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">ourpublicservice.org,<\/a> follow us @PublicService and subscribe today to get the latest federal news, information on upcoming Partnership programs and events, and more.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>###&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","tags":[9037],"pps_publication_topics":[11946,11953],"class_list":["post-45874","pps_press_release","type-pps_press_release","status-publish","hentry","tag-federal-workforce","pps_publication_topics-presidential-transition","pps_publication_topics-workforce"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v26.2 (Yoast SEO v26.2) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Partnership for Public Service statement on changes to Senate confirmation processes\u00a0 &#8226; Partnership for Public Service<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"The Partnership for Public Service is a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization that strives for a more effective government for the American people.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/ourpublicservice.org\/press-release\/partnership-for-public-service-statement-on-changes-to-senate-confirmation-processes\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Partnership for Public Service statement on changes to Senate confirmation processes\u00a0\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"WASHINGTON \u2013 The nonpartisan, nonprofit&nbsp;Partnership for Public Service today released the following statement from&nbsp;President and CEO Max Stier&nbsp;on changes in Senate procedure to allow for multiple nominees to be confirmed as a group:&nbsp;&nbsp; \u201cPolitical appointees carry enormous responsibilities in executing the functions of government. 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