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Rounds and other Republicans have floated several rule changes, including eliminating one of several procedural votes nominees face, limiting the amount of debate time before a final vote, and confirming tranches of nominees en bloc.
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Ramsey Touchberry, The Washington Examiner, 5 Aug. 2025
Republicans are also discussing packaging lower-level nominees in groups and voting on them en bloc to speed up consideration on the floor.
—Alexander Bolton, The Hill, 31 July 2025
And Justice Department nominees aren't voted on en bloc like military promotions, further delaying the process.
—Kaia Hubbard, CBS News, 13 May 2025
The House Freedom Caucus, which nominated Donalds for the job, has been voting en bloc for the Florida congressman and other members other than McCarthy.
—Houston Keene | Fox News, Fox News, 4 Jan. 2023
Towards the end of the exercise, several amendments were also voted en bloc—that is, one vote for six amendments, rather than considering them each separately, indicating the level of exhaustion among senators.
—Grace Segers, The New Republic, 7 Aug. 2022
At the festival, Kinmot will be showcasing 46 highlights from the collection, which is being sold en bloc for $2 million.
—Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 14 Apr. 2022
The federal judge had to endure hours of public scrutiny from skeptics, namely the Republican senators who are erecting a wall of opposition to her landmark nomination, the first in the court’s 233-year history, and may vote en bloc against her confirmation.
—Lisa Mascaro, chicagotribune.com, 27 Mar. 2022
Similarly, Whitehouse’s implicit claim that the conservative justices vote en bloc appears to be projection.
—Aron Ravin, National Review, 14 June 2021
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Ramsey Touchberry, The Washington Examiner, 5 Aug. 2025
Republicans are also discussing packaging lower-level nominees in groups and voting on them en bloc to speed up consideration on the floor.
—Alexander Bolton, The Hill, 31 July 2025
And Justice Department nominees aren't voted on en bloc like military promotions, further delaying the process.
—Kaia Hubbard, CBS News, 13 May 2025
The House Freedom Caucus, which nominated Donalds for the job, has been voting en bloc for the Florida congressman and other members other than McCarthy.
—Houston Keene | Fox News, Fox News, 4 Jan. 2023
Towards the end of the exercise, several amendments were also voted en bloc—that is, one vote for six amendments, rather than considering them each separately, indicating the level of exhaustion among senators.
—Grace Segers, The New Republic, 7 Aug. 2022
At the festival, Kinmot will be showcasing 46 highlights from the collection, which is being sold en bloc for $2 million.
—Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 14 Apr. 2022
The federal judge had to endure hours of public scrutiny from skeptics, namely the Republican senators who are erecting a wall of opposition to her landmark nomination, the first in the court’s 233-year history, and may vote en bloc against her confirmation.
—Lisa Mascaro, chicagotribune.com, 27 Mar. 2022
Similarly, Whitehouse’s implicit claim that the conservative justices vote en bloc appears to be projection.
—Aron Ravin, National Review, 14 June 2021
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“En bloc.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/en%20bloc. Accessed 6 Sep. 2025.
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