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The change has given the GOP and future majorities the ability to advance nominees en bloc.—Al Weaver, The Hill, 19 Dec. 2025 As of Tuesday evening, 63 amendments remain to be debated either en bloc or individually.—Rachel Schilke, The Washington Examiner, 10 Sep. 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 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