WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Roger Wicker, R-Miss., today released the following statement after the Senate voted to set a new precedent shortening the debate time for consideration of many of the President’s nominees from 30 hours to two hours:

“This week, Senate Democrats continued their historic campaign of obstruction against President Trump’s well-qualified nominees. Today I joined my Republican colleagues in the Senate to set a new precedent for the confirmation of sub-cabinet level nominees and lower court judges. By shortening the debate time for these non-controversial nominees, the Senate will regain valuable legislative time that can be used to consider proposals that are important to the American people.”

Senator Wicker has spoken on multiple occasions about the harms of Democratic delays of the President’s nominees, most recently writing a column about legislation he supported that would have reduced the debate time for most nominees.