The Senate Confirmation Process is Twice As Long Today As It Was During the Reagan Era

Government Executive: The Senate confirmation process takes twice as long today as it did during the Reagan era, a new study released on Monday revealed.

The study by the nonprofit Partnership for Public Service’s Center for Presidential Transition—unveiled one year from the next Inauguration Day—stressed the importance of advanced planning for new or incumbent administrations because presidents have the most success in filling Senate confirmed positions during their first and fifth years in office.

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