Not all Senate Republicans appear ready to use “the nuclear option” to confirm approximately 140 of President Donald Trump’s nominees.

Although many GOP members are prepared to change the Senate’s procedure with only a simple-majority vote because they believe Democrats are unfairly holding up a number of lower-level, noncontroversial nominees, some Republicans are reluctant, The Hill reported Wednesday.

According to one senior Senate Republican strategist, some senators don’t want to surrender their power to place holds on executive branch nominees in case they find themselves in the minority again.

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