This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. ©2025 FOX News Network, LLC. All rights reserved. Quotes displayed in real-time or delayed by at least 15 minutes. Market data provided by <a href="https://www.factset.com/" data-omtr-intcmp="topnav_more_factset">Factset</a>. Powered and implemented by <a href="https://www.factset.com/solutions/business-needs/digital-solutions" data-omtr-intcmp="topnav_more_factset_digital_solutions">FactSet Digital Solutions</a>. <a href="https://www.factset.com/privacy" data-omtr-intcmp="topnav_more_factset_privacy">Legal Statement</a>. Mutual Fund and ETF data provided by <a href="https://lipperalpha.refinitiv.com/" data-omtr-intcmp="topnav_more_refinitive_info">Refinitiv Lipper</a>. <br>Protestors interrupt and are escorted out of Chris Wright's confirmation hearing to be President Elect Trump's Energy Secretary <br><a href="https://www.foxnews.com/category/politics/senate" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The Senate</a> will likely have a few Cabinet nominees who are relatively non-controversial. In the interest of time, senators could agree to expedite the process and confirm an individual nominee or several nominees by voice vote or unanimous consent.<br>As long as there are no objections among all 100 (currently 99) senators.<br><br>This speeds things up in the Senate, where floor time is at a premium.<br><br>However, there’s a good reason why some Democrats may oppose a streamlined process for this.<br><span>From left to right, Pam Bondi, President-elect Donald Trump and Sen. Marco Rubio.</span> <span>(Fox News)</span><br>It’s not because they’re trying to clog up the Senate plumbing. Democrats may demand a roll call vote on nominees they support in order to show that they voted in a bipartisan fashion to confirm some of <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/category/politics/elections/presidential/trump-transition" target="_blank" rel="noopener">President-elect Donald Trump’s nominees.</a><br>Democrats are likely to reject the nomination of Pete Hegseth to be Defense secretary. However, other relatively easy to confirm nominees like Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., picked to serve as secretary of state, or Sean Duffy for Transportation secretary, could require roll call votes.<br><a href="https://www.foxnews.com/apps-products?pid=AppArticleLink" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><strong>CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP</strong></a><br>As a result, Democrats can then argue that they voted in favor of "X" number of Mr. Trump’s nominees – and argue they operated in a bipartisan fashion.<br>Chad Pergram currently serves as a senior congressional correspondent for FOX News Channel (FNC). He joined the network in September 2007 and is based out of Washington, D.C.<br>Get the latest updates from the 2024 campaign trail, exclusive interviews and more Fox News politics content.<br>By entering your email and clicking the Subscribe button, you agree to the Fox News <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/privacy-policy">Privacy Policy</a> and <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/terms-of-use">Terms of Use</a>, and agree to receive content and promotional communications from Fox News. You understand that you can opt-out at any time.<br>Subscribed<br> You've successfully subscribed to this newsletter! <br> This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. ©2025 FOX News Network, LLC. All rights reserved. Quotes displayed in real-time or delayed by at least 15 minutes. Market data provided by <a href="https://www.factset.com/" data-omtr-intcmp="footer_factset">Factset</a>. Powered and implemented by <a href="https://www.factset.com/solutions/business-needs/digital-solutions" data-omtr-intcmp="footer_factset_digital_solutions">FactSet Digital Solutions</a>. <a href="https://www.factset.com/privacy" data-omtr-intcmp="footer_factset_privacy">Legal Statement</a>. Mutual Fund and ETF data provided by <a href="https://lipperalpha.refinitiv.com/" data-omtr-intcmp="footer_refinitive_info">Refinitiv Lipper</a>. <br><br><a href="https://news.google.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?oc=5">source</a>
