Florida Senator Rick Scott has delivered a blunt warning to his Republican colleagues: the math does not work under the current Senate schedule, and without an immediate shift to seven-day workweeks, President Trump’s remaining judicial nominees will die on the vine once Democrats seize control of the chamber in January.
In a pointed statement and video, Scott laid out the cold numbers. Confirming all of the federal judicial nominations President Trump has sent over would require just over 200 hours of floor time, and that is judges only, not counting the other executive branch nominees still waiting.
Working eight-hour days would take just over 25 days. The Senate is currently scheduled for only 20 days in session before the end of the year.
“That’s why we need to work every single day, as many hours as it takes,” Scott said. “I’m glad Senate Republicans unanimously passed my motion to stay here and work. Let’s get this done.”
He has been even more direct in floor remarks and media appearances.
“Have you ever had a deadline to get things done? We do. The Democrats take over in January. Guess what our deadline is? That day. We’ve got to get all of Trump’s judicial nominations done before then. If we don’t work 7 days a week, we’re not going to get them done. So what that means is, starting today, we need to stay up here until all of these judicial nominations get confirmed, because guess what? None of them will get confirmed next year.”
Scott has repeatedly argued that senators should cancel planned recesses, skip the usual Thursday flights home, and work through Thanksgiving, Christmas, weekends, and even overnight if necessary.
“We shouldn’t be going home this afternoon. We ought to be up here every day,” he has said. “We should be staying here through Christmas, through Thanksgiving. We should stay here every day on the weekend. If we need to work overnight, we ought to be doing this.”
His motion calling on the Senate Republican Conference to stay in Washington and maximize time on the remaining agenda passed unanimously. Scott has made clear the priorities: every remaining judge and nominee, plus action on jobs, affordability, election security, and accountability, all before Democrats take the gavel.
Scott wrote:
“Here’s some math the Senate needs to think about. If we want to confirm all of the federal judicial nominations President Trump sent over, it would take just over 200 hours of floor time. That’s ONLY judges, not considering the other executive branch nominees.
“If we work 8-hour days, that would take us just over 25 days. (And that’s assuming Democrats don’t stall the process even further, which they will.) The Senate is currently scheduled to be in session for only 20 days before the end of the year. That’s why we need to work every single day, as many hours as it takes. I’m glad Senate Republicans unanimously passed my motion to stay here and work. Let’s get this done.”
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Here’s some math the Senate needs to think about.
If we want to confirm all of the federal judicial nominations President Trump sent over, it would take just over 200 hours of floor time. That’s ONLY judges, not considering the other executive branch nominees.
If we work 8-hour days, that would take us just over 25 days. (And that’s assuming Democrats don’t stall the process even further, which they will.)
The Senate is currently scheduled to be in session for only 20 days before the end of the year.
That’s why we need to work every single day, as many hours as it takes. I’m glad Senate Republicans unanimously passed my motion to stay here and work. Let’s get this done.
— Rick Scott (@SenRickScott) November 11, 2026
After the midterms handed Democrats control of the Senate starting January 3, the window for lifetime judicial appointments closes. As The Gateway Pundit reported earlier this month, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis went nuclear on Senate Republicans, demanding they “ROLL IN COTS to the US Senate Cloakroom” and work around the clock because “You are NOT gonna be able to confirm ANY conservative judges starting Jan. 3 for the remainder of President Trump’s term.”
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