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  • Typically, the upper congressional chamber fast-tracks and confirms military nominations all together at once with bipartisan support, via a process known as unanimous consent.

    But a single senator can prevent it, and Mr Tuberville has done so for eight months in objection to a US Defence Department abortion policy. […] On Wednesday, the Democratic leader of the Senate, Chuck Schumer, moved to confirm General Charles Brown as the new chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, replacing outgoing General Mark Milley.

    The Senate approved the nomination by 83-11, with Mr Tuberville and a handful of Republican colleagues voting no. […] While Mr Schumer could theoretically confirm nominees on an individual basis, the non-partisan Congressional Research Service (CRS) concluded that doing so would eat up nearly 700 hours of floor time in the Senate.

    https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-66873107

    TL;DR: switch from “quickly grant unanimous approval for groups” to “slowly approve one by one”