The Senate Judiciary Committee had been expected to vote Thursday on whether to advance Blanche’s nomination to the full chamber. The Senate Judiciary Committee had been expected to vote Thursday on whether to advance Blanche's nomination to the full chamber. But resistance from two Republican senators on the committee who could block Blanche’s nomination threw his confirmation into doubt. A spokesperson for the committee said in a statement Wednesday night that the vote would be postponed "as work continues to secure sufficient support." John Cornyn and Thom Tillis over the controversial settlement that afforded Trump and members of his family protection from tax audits.