There are six more appeals court nominees now primed for a final Senate confirmation vote to add to the 15 already confirmed. Four of the six are in states with at least one Democratic senator
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Appointing as many conservative judges as possible is one of the few issues that everyone in the GOP agrees on right now:https://twitter.com/seanspicer/status/993457988705968129 …
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And on Wednesday, Senate Judiciary Committee is set to move ahead with a hearing for 9th Circuit nominee Ryan Bounds, earmarked for an Oregon seat even though both Oregon senators oppose the nomination
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@seungminkim on the many vacancies Trump has to fill on his bête noire, the 9th Circuit:https://twitter.com/seungminkim/status/993479514834513920 …Show this thread -
While both Oregon's Democratic senators oppose Trump's nominee earmarked for their state, Hawaii's two Democratic senators are both on board with the nominee set to fill a seat there. Level of White House-Democratic cooperation varies from one vacancy to the next.
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Oregon senators issue statement objecting to the Ryan Bounds confirmation hearing set for Wednesday:pic.twitter.com/j1V3O8O5ih
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I find it odd you didn’t mention Harry Reid in this piece. U know, the guy who changed the rules and ended precedent? Unilaterally.
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