Democrats Jerring Republicans On Senate Floor

Democrats are threatening impeachment.

Democrats jerring republicans on senate floor.

Senate majority leader mitch mcconnell said the president s nominee will receive a vote on the floor in a statement shortly after ginsburg s death and trump called on republicans to replace her vacant seat without delay in a tweet the next day. But democrats are expected to fight back against what could potentially be trump s third supreme court pick so far. Senate democrats are furious that republicans plan to confirm a new justice just a few weeks before the presidential election when in 2016 they blocked the confirmation of merrick garland. Democrats on the senate judiciary committee are warning chairman lindsey graham r s c that he is putting his colleagues health in jeopardy by moving ahead with supreme court confirmation.

The contents of this site are 2020 capitol hill publishing corp a subsidiary of news. If republicans confirm mr. The 87 year old ginsburg passed away at home on friday. Democrats hopes of keeping the seat empty faded on monday when two republican senators chuck grassley and cory gardner signaled their support for moving forward quickly.

Trump s third supreme court nominee when democrats control the senate in the next congress we must abolish the filibuster and expand the supreme court sen. Republicans who will meet for a weekly lunch on tuesday hold a 53 47 edge in the senate. Passage of h r 8337 continuing resolution. Yet republicans may also see a chance here to provoke democrats into threatening a bunch of changes that delight the folks on the left wing but unsettle people in the middle.

Democrats are determined to prevent the republican president and republican senate to nominate and confirm the next supreme court justice to replace ruth bader ginsburg. The hill 1625 k street nw suite 900 washington dc 20006 202 628 8500 tel 202 628 8503 fax.