Posted on 10/15/2020 9:37:55 AM PDT by SeekAndFind
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) said on Thursday that Republicans have the votes to confirm Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett this month.
"She'll come out of committee next Thursday ... and we'll go to the floor with her on Friday the 23rd and stay on it until we finish," McConnell told reporters in Kentucky.
"We have the votes," he added, when asked if Republicans would be able to confirm Barrett.
McConnell's remarks are the latest signal that Barrett's nomination to succeed the late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg is on a glide path after she avoided landmines during her three-day appearance before the Senate Judiciary Committee this week.
Republicans on the panel have scheduled a committee vote on Barrett's nomination for Oct. 22.
That will allow McConnell to take a procedural step to call up her nomination for a vote the next day, paving the way for a final vote on her nomination on the Senate floor for the week of Oct. 26.
Democrats are expected to force Republicans to show they have the 51 members on the floor necessary to conduct business but are otherwise powerless to stop her from being confirmed without help from GOP senators.
Because Republicans nixed the 60-vote procedural threshold for Supreme Court nominees in 2017, Barrett only needs 50 "yes" votes and Vice President Pence to break a tie in order to be confirmed.
Republicans hold a 53-47 majority in the Senate, meaning Barrett could lose three GOP senators and still let Pence break a tie.
Sens. Susan Collins (R-Maine) and Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) have both said they don't believe a nominee should be voted on before the elections next month. But only Collins has said she will vote no on a nominee if they are brought up.
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Zackly. Do it or keep it under your hat, Mitch!
Why not today? It’s a lovely day in D.C. 71 and sunny. VOTE!
He will retract that soon, watch.
Cruz, Graham and Cornyn are publicly on board so far. Let’s see if Collins and MurCOWski step up to the plate, eff’n useless RINOs.
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You never know about Graham whose bark is always more fierce than his bite. He’s still running cover for his soulmate John McCain who was up to his eyeballs in Russiagate.
Graham is one of the most deceitful and sle3azy of all GOP senators.
Why not today? It’s a lovely day in D.C. 71 and sunny.
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Sunshine is just what the Swamp needs. As they say, its the best disinfectant.
YES!! What’s the hold-up? ASAP!
So call the vote for the night that arguments close. Enough already
The democrats will delay the vote by a week in committee. Thuis is already baked into the schedule. So expect confirmation the following week.
Better get it done, Mitch.
Chances are pretty good that someone could die or disappear in this environment.
Anyone who doesn’t think she’s qualified is a hack who’s “judging” her based on “She won’t support my politics”.
Sure, whatever, take your time. If y’all get around to it sometime before 2038, it’s all good.
Very strange. Why do they have to wait so long? Is that normal?
Senate rules allow the minority a seven day hold.
And after November, the GOP is going to need that rule, so they're not about to change it.
Romney is babbling about how politics just recently became "vile." He thinks it was better when Hillary, Brennan, etc. were running wild and had immense power. Did he change his mind about Barrett?
I saw that.
He listed Trump and other Republicans as chief perpetrators.
No mention of Meathead. Kathy Griffin, Michael Moore or Nancy Pelosi.
Why doesn't the Democrat party have a POS like this to deal with?
“I understand calling McConnell “The Turtle,” but where does “Cocaine Mitch” come from?“
You hear that from the FReepers who never miss a chance to smear Republicans but, oddly, never have anything bad to say about Democrats.
Obviously, they are trolls. Their aim is to make Trump supporters think it is hopeless - that President Trump has no support from Republicans or even his own staff. That he is a failure.
They pretend to be for Trump, but that they are “concerned” by what a failure he is. They are “concerned” by his inability to hire the right people. They are “concerned” by his impulsive tweets. They are “concerned“ by his unpresidential behavior.
Don’t listen to them. They are Trump haters posing as “concerned” Trump supporters.
Mitch has been a great Senate Majority leader - we are lucky to have him.
Their recent pain-in-the-*** was Wolf Blitzer.
The Turtle sucks. Always helping the Dems.
What the hell are they waiting for then?
What are you smoking? Mitch sucks, gives the Dems whatever they want.
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