Don't forget: During the Obama administration, Republicans blocked 18 judicial nominees through blue slips – including 6 circuit court nominees. Tomorrow, Chairman @ChuckGrassley will again abandon this tradition to rush through another extreme Trump nominee. #courtsmatter
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Here are the four circuit court nominees – all women and people of color – who Republican senators blocked just in 2016 by refusing to return their blue slips:
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Rebecca Haywood would have been the first African-American woman on the 3rd Circuit.
@SenToomey refused to return his blue slip and blocked her nomination.#courtsmatterShow this thread -
Lisabeth Hughes would have been the first woman from Kentucky on the 6th Circuit.
@SenateMajLdr refused to return his blue slip and blocked her nomination.#courtsmatterShow this thread -
Abdul Kallon would have been the first African American from Alabama on the 11th Circuit. Jeff Sessions and
@SenShelby refused to return their blue slips, blocking his nomination.#courtsmatterShow this thread -
Myra Selby would have been the first African American and first woman from Indiana on the 7th Circuit.
@SenDanCoats refused to return his blue slip and blocked her nomination.#courtsmatterShow this thread -
Tomorrow, Ryan Bounds (9th Circuit) – without the support of either home-state senator – will receive a hearing. Michael Brennan (7th Circuit) – without the support of one home-state senator – will receive a cloture vote. It's outrageous that these nominees are moving forward.pic.twitter.com/3cwR145Thq
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@civilrightsorg Don't forget: During the Obama administration, Republicans blocked 18 judicial nominees through blue slips – including 6 circuit court nominees. Tomorrow, Chairman @/ChuckGrassley/ will again /abandon/ this tradition ....#courtsmatter"Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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