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Sept. 22, 2020 Durbin: The Affordable Care Act Is At Stake With This Supreme Court Vacancy Sen. Dick Durbin
Sept. 22, 2020 CONGRESSMAN ESPAILLAT REMEMBERS JUSTICE RUTH BADER GINSBURG Rep. Adriano Espaillat
Sept. 22, 2020 Tweet - "Senator McConnell and Senate Republicans are trying to steal two Supreme Court seats four years apart, using completely contradictory rationales. Democrats are fighting to protect Americans' rights and Ruth Bader Ginsburg's legacy." Sen. Chuck Schumer
Sept. 22, 2020 Tweet - "Democrats are taking over the Senate floor tonight to demand Republicans honor RBG's last wish instead of rushing through a Justice who'll undermine her legacy Dems will not stop fighting for a woman's right to choose, marriage equality, workers' rights, voting rights, and more" Sen. Chuck Schumer
Sept. 22, 2020 Tweet - "Health care Pre-existing condition protections A woman's right to choose Marriage equality Workers' rights Labor rights Voting rights Civil rights Climate change More Democrats won't stop fighting for Americans' rights and to honor Justice Ginsburg's legacy & last wish." Sen. Chuck Schumer
Sept. 22, 2020 Tweet - "I took to the floor with Democrats to demand the Senate honor the legacy and last wishes of RBG Not turn the clock back on a woman's right to choose on marriage equality on joining a union on health care GOP blocked our resolution--Democrats will not stop fighting for Americans" Sen. Chuck Schumer
Sept. 22, 2020 VIDEO: Young Statement on Supreme Court Vacancy Sen. Todd Young
Sept. 22, 2020 Tweet - "The McConnell Rule. When it's a presidential election season, you can't vote on a Supreme Court nominee because "the American people should have a voice." Sen. McConnell has exposed that this "principle" was a farce. Democrats are fighting to honor RBG's last wish." Sen. Chuck Schumer
Sept. 22, 2020 Rep. Smith Statement on Trump's Decision to Nominate New Supreme Court Justice Rep. Adam Smith
Sept. 22, 2020 Tweet - "Senator McConnell and Senate Republicans are fighting to steal two Supreme Court seats, four years apart, using completely contradictory rationales. Democrats are fighting to honor RBG's last wish and her legacy." Sen. Chuck Schumer
Sept. 22, 2020 Capito Statement on Supreme Court Nomination Sen. Shelley Capito
Sept. 22, 2020 Tweet - "Unbelievable. The Senate Intelligence Committee was supposed to have a hearing on election security today. The Democratic leader objected & blocked the meeting from happening. Mark "election security" down as the first target of Democrats' SCOTUS retribution." Sen. John Thune
Sept. 22, 2020 Tweet - "According to the constitution, POTUS is supposed to nominate a replacement to #SCOTUS if there is a vacancy. @realDonaldTrump & @SenateGOP are just fulfilling constitutional duties & responsibilities." Sen. John Barrasso
Sept. 22, 2020 Fischer Statement on Supreme Court Vacancy Sen. Deb Fischer
Sept. 22, 2020 Tweet - "President Trump & Mitch McConnell are rushing to vote on the next Supreme Court Justice so they can tear the protections provided by the Affordable Care Act away from millions of Americans. #inners" Rep. Nancy Pelosi
Sept. 22, 2020 Tweet - "Some Democrats have gone as far as to say that "nothing is off the table" when it comes to retribution for having a Senate vote on the president's nominee -- a grade school-style threat with constitutional consequences." Sen. John Thune
Sept. 22, 2020 Tweet - "When Dems say "nothing is off the table" if they regain the majority, they mean: -Scrapping protections for the Senate minority put in place by founders -Increasing number of SCOTUS justices (to pack it w/ liberal judges) -Making DC & PR states (in hopes of 2 Dem senators each)" Sen. John Thune
Sept. 22, 2020 Tweet - "200,000 Americans have died from COVID But Sen. McConnell's put the Senate on "pause" for over 4 months Now he wants to move heaven & earth to install a new Justice who could rip away Americans' health care in a pandemic Dems are fighting for RBG's legacy and your health care" Sen. Chuck Schumer
Sept. 22, 2020 Fischer Statement on Supreme Court Vacancy Sen. Deb Fischer
Sept. 22, 2020 Tweet - "Our Senate majority will do exactly the same thing in 2020 that we did in 2016: Follow Senate history, follow the clear precedent in each situation, and do exactly the job we were elected to do. We are going to vote on President Trump's nominee to the Supreme Court this year." Sen. Mitch McConnell
Sept. 22, 2020 Tweet - "Democrats are threatening to attack the foundations of the Senate and the Court if they do not get their way. Here's the problem with this attempted blackmail: They have already been making these threats for many months. They've been campaigning on them for over a year." Sen. Mitch McConnell
Sept. 22, 2020 Fox News "Sunday with Chris Wallace" - Transcript Interview with Tom Cotton Sen. Tom Cotton
Sept. 22, 2020 CNN "The Lead with Jake Tapper" - Transcript Interview with Chris Coons Sen. Chris Coons
Sept. 22, 2020 Tweet - "Rewarding Democrats' tactics now would not stop their attacks on our institutions. Their threats predate this new vacancy by over a year. Their recklessness only underscores the importance that we do our job and confirm a nominee who truly respects the Constitution." Sen. Mitch McConnell
Sept. 22, 2020 Fox News "Sunday with Chris Wallace" - Transcript Interview with Chris Coons Sen. Chris Coons
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Sept. 22, 2020 Durbin: The Affordable Care Act Is At Stake With This Supreme Court Vacancy Sen.Dick Durbin
Sept. 22, 2020 CONGRESSMAN ESPAILLAT REMEMBERS JUSTICE RUTH BADER GINSBURG Rep.Adriano Espaillat
Sept. 22, 2020 Tweet - "Senator McConnell and Senate Republicans are trying to steal two Supreme Court seats four years apart, using completely contradictory rationales. Democrats are fighting to protect Americans' rights and Ruth Bader Ginsburg's legacy." Sen.Chuck Schumer
Sept. 22, 2020 Tweet - "Democrats are taking over the Senate floor tonight to demand Republicans honor RBG's last wish instead of rushing through a Justice who'll undermine her legacy Dems will not stop fighting for a woman's right to choose, marriage equality, workers' rights, voting rights, and more" Sen.Chuck Schumer
Sept. 22, 2020 Tweet - "Health care Pre-existing condition protections A woman's right to choose Marriage equality Workers' rights Labor rights Voting rights Civil rights Climate change More Democrats won't stop fighting for Americans' rights and to honor Justice Ginsburg's legacy & last wish." Sen.Chuck Schumer
Sept. 22, 2020 Tweet - "I took to the floor with Democrats to demand the Senate honor the legacy and last wishes of RBG Not turn the clock back on a woman's right to choose on marriage equality on joining a union on health care GOP blocked our resolution--Democrats will not stop fighting for Americans" Sen.Chuck Schumer
Sept. 22, 2020 VIDEO: Young Statement on Supreme Court Vacancy Sen.Todd Young
Sept. 22, 2020 Tweet - "The McConnell Rule. When it's a presidential election season, you can't vote on a Supreme Court nominee because "the American people should have a voice." Sen. McConnell has exposed that this "principle" was a farce. Democrats are fighting to honor RBG's last wish." Sen.Chuck Schumer
Sept. 22, 2020 Rep. Smith Statement on Trump's Decision to Nominate New Supreme Court Justice Rep.Adam Smith
Sept. 22, 2020 Tweet - "Senator McConnell and Senate Republicans are fighting to steal two Supreme Court seats, four years apart, using completely contradictory rationales. Democrats are fighting to honor RBG's last wish and her legacy." Sen.Chuck Schumer
Sept. 22, 2020 Capito Statement on Supreme Court Nomination Sen.Shelley Capito
Sept. 22, 2020 Tweet - "Unbelievable. The Senate Intelligence Committee was supposed to have a hearing on election security today. The Democratic leader objected & blocked the meeting from happening. Mark "election security" down as the first target of Democrats' SCOTUS retribution." Sen.John Thune
Sept. 22, 2020 Tweet - "According to the constitution, POTUS is supposed to nominate a replacement to #SCOTUS if there is a vacancy. @realDonaldTrump & @SenateGOP are just fulfilling constitutional duties & responsibilities." Sen.John Barrasso
Sept. 22, 2020 Fischer Statement on Supreme Court Vacancy Sen.Deb Fischer
Sept. 22, 2020 Tweet - "President Trump & Mitch McConnell are rushing to vote on the next Supreme Court Justice so they can tear the protections provided by the Affordable Care Act away from millions of Americans. #inners" Rep.Nancy Pelosi
Sept. 22, 2020 Tweet - "Some Democrats have gone as far as to say that "nothing is off the table" when it comes to retribution for having a Senate vote on the president's nominee -- a grade school-style threat with constitutional consequences." Sen.John Thune
Sept. 22, 2020 Tweet - "When Dems say "nothing is off the table" if they regain the majority, they mean: -Scrapping protections for the Senate minority put in place by founders -Increasing number of SCOTUS justices (to pack it w/ liberal judges) -Making DC & PR states (in hopes of 2 Dem senators each)" Sen.John Thune
Sept. 22, 2020 Tweet - "200,000 Americans have died from COVID But Sen. McConnell's put the Senate on "pause" for over 4 months Now he wants to move heaven & earth to install a new Justice who could rip away Americans' health care in a pandemic Dems are fighting for RBG's legacy and your health care" Sen.Chuck Schumer
Sept. 22, 2020 Fischer Statement on Supreme Court Vacancy Sen.Deb Fischer
Sept. 22, 2020 Tweet - "Our Senate majority will do exactly the same thing in 2020 that we did in 2016: Follow Senate history, follow the clear precedent in each situation, and do exactly the job we were elected to do. We are going to vote on President Trump's nominee to the Supreme Court this year." Sen.Mitch McConnell
Sept. 22, 2020 Tweet - "Democrats are threatening to attack the foundations of the Senate and the Court if they do not get their way. Here's the problem with this attempted blackmail: They have already been making these threats for many months. They've been campaigning on them for over a year." Sen.Mitch McConnell
Sept. 22, 2020 Fox News "Sunday with Chris Wallace" - Transcript Interview with Tom Cotton Sen.Tom Cotton
Sept. 22, 2020 CNN "The Lead with Jake Tapper" - Transcript Interview with Chris Coons Sen.Chris Coons
Sept. 22, 2020 Tweet - "Rewarding Democrats' tactics now would not stop their attacks on our institutions. Their threats predate this new vacancy by over a year. Their recklessness only underscores the importance that we do our job and confirm a nominee who truly respects the Constitution." Sen.Mitch McConnell
Sept. 22, 2020 Fox News "Sunday with Chris Wallace" - Transcript Interview with Chris Coons Sen.Chris Coons
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