Seven Republican senators joined Democrats and independents on Tuesday. vote President Joe Biden name Judge Tanya Monique Jones Bossier sworn in as judge on the Washington, D.C. Superior Court
Lawmakers voted 57 in favor of approval, with 41 against, all of them Republicans.
“It’s business as usual in Washington.”
The seven Republican senators who voted for confirmation included Susan Collins of Maine, Lindsey Graham of South Carolina, James Lankford of Oklahoma, Lisa Murkowski of Alaska, Mitt Romney of Utah, Mike Rounds of South Dakota and Thom Tillis of North Carolina.
“Just five days after the Republican nominee was convicted in a sham trial on Thursday, SC Sens. Lindsey Graham, Rounds, Lankford and Thom Tillis voted for Biden’s judicial nominees the first time they had the chance. They won’t stop the Democrats’ court fights. It’s business as usual in Washington,” said Blaze Media’s Christopher Bedford. Tweeted.
“Democrats didn’t need Republicans to confirm judges. Neither did @lisamurkowski @MittRomney @SenatorCollins . These senators are simply putting their stamp of approval. Even a controlled opposition is at least pretending to oppose. No excuses,” he said. Added.
Last week, a jury in a New York criminal trial returned a guilty verdict on all charges against former President Donald Trump, a presumed 2024 Republican presidential candidate.
Some Republican senators Pledge It declares, in part, that it will not vote to confirm the Biden administration’s political and judicial nominees.
“The White House has made a mockery of the rule of law and fundamentally changed our politics in an un-American way. As the Senate Republican Conference, we will not aid and abet the White House’s plan to divide our country. Therefore, we will 1) not approve any budget proposals that increase this Administration’s non-security related budgets or fund partisan legal fights; 2) not vote to confirm this Administration’s political and judicial appointees; and 3) not allow the swift consideration and passage of any Democratic legislation or mandate that does not directly relate to the safety of the American people,” the senators said. Pledge I declare.
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