Senate Votes To Advance Barrett Nomination To Supreme Court; Lisa Murkowski Votes Against Advancing Nomination
By Washington Examiner. The Senate voted Sunday to advance the nomination of Amy Coney Barrett, setting up a final confirmation vote Monday.
Senate Republicans provided the 51 vote minimum to prevent a Democratic filibuster, rejecting arguments from Democrats that the vacant Supreme Court seat should not be filled until the next president is sworn into office. . .
Two Republicans, Sens. Lisa Murkowski of Alaska and Susan Collins of Maine, voted against advancing the nomination, citing the proximity of the election and the decision by Republicans in 2016 to ignore then-President Barack Obama’s high court pick, Merrick Garland. (Read more from “Senate Votes To Advance Barrett Nomination To Supreme Court” HERE)
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Senate Votes To Limit Debate on Barrett Supreme Court Nomination
By Fox News. The Senate voted 51-48 Sunday afternoon to limit debate on the Supreme Court nomination of Judge Amy Coney Barrett, setting up a vote on her confirmation for Monday evening.
Sunday’s vote limited debate over President Trump’s court appointee to 30 hours, meaning the full Senate will be able to hold a confirmation vote Monday beginning at approximately 7:26 p.m. ET.
“Judge Amy Coney Barrett of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit is a stellar nominee in every single respect,” Senate Majority Leader McConnell said on the Senate floor following the vote. “Her intellectual brilliance is unquestioned. Her command of the law is remarkable. Her integrity is above reproach.”
Two Republicans voted against ending debate, Sens. Susan Collins, R-Maine., and Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska. Murkowski has, however, indicated that she will vote to confirm Barrett.
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., railed against his Republicans for swiftly moving to fill a court vacancy in the weeks before a presidential election, after refusing to do the same when there was a vacancy early in the final year of President Barack Obama’s presidency.
In a few weeks, the Supreme Court will hear a case on whether LGBT parents, like Dr. Harris, can be denied the right to adopt children in need of a loving home. No one should be denied the right to have a family because of their sexual orientation or gender identity.
— Senator Dianne Feinstein (@SenFeinstein) October 24, 2020
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