Contact Jordan LaPier Director (202) 495-3320 jlapier@ourpublicservice.org It’s time to fix the broken Senate confirmation process November 17, 2021 Based on the Partnership for Public Service’s tracking of about 800 full-time executive branch positions (not including judges, U.S. attorneys, U.S. marshals and part-time positions), the Senate as of Monday has confirmed a paltry 179 of the 419 individuals nominated by Biden.