The Senate confirmed 107 of President Donald Trump’s nominees in a single vote on Tuesday evening, significantly clearing the backlog of the president’s picks awaiting floor consideration.

Senators voted along party lines to approve the large group of nominees, which included former football star and ex-Senate candidate Herschel Walker and former White House personnel director Sergio Gor. The mass confirmation of the president’s picks comes after Senate Republicans changed chamber precedent to expedite the confirmation process, citing months of unprecedented obstruction from Senate Democrats.

Trump has nearly 300 civilian nominees confirmed following the massive group vote.

The 108 individuals confirmed Tuesday include ambassadors, U.S. attorneys and assistant secretaries, who will staff vacant positions across the executive branch.

Walker will serve as U.S. ambassador to the Bahamas, while Gor will be Trump’s ambassador to India. The bloc of nominees also includes former President of the National Border Patrol Council Brandon Judd, who will serve as the U.S ambassador to Chile.

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