WASHINGTON Senate Republicans failed Tuesday to change the rules to make it easier to confirm most of President Donald Trump s nominees.

Senators voted 51-48 on a resolution to reduce the amount of time they spend debating most nominees district court judges and lower-level executive nominees from 30 to two hours. Every Republican but one, Sen. Mike Lee (Utah) , voted for the resolution. Every Democrat opposed it. Sen. Kamala Harris (D-Calif.) was absent.

But because the resolution needed 60 votes to move forward, it failed, as expected. Now its on to round two: Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) plans to use the so-called nuclear option to make the rule change with a simple majority, or 51 votes.

McConnell will begin that process as soon as Wednesday, per his spokesman.

Ahead of the vote, Republicans complained about Democrats delaying votes on too many of Trumps nominees and said the rule change is warranted.

This behavior is novel, said McConnell. Its a break from Senate tradition.

We should respect each other, said Sen. James Lankford (R-Okla.). No one can lock up the body and demand 30 hours of time on a nominee if they dont use all of that time, he said.