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Sept. 24, 2020 Durbin: Senate Republicans' Reversal On Filling Supreme Court Vacancy During Presidential Election Year Is Thinly-Veiled Effort To Destroy Affordable Care Act Sen. Dick Durbin
Sept. 24, 2020 Tweet - "The far left called John Paul Stevens anti-woman. They said Anthony Kennedy would turn back the clock. David Souter was going to hurt "women, minorities, dissenters, & other groups" from the bench. Anyone doubt the same old smears will be rearing their heads starting Saturday?" Sen. Mitch McConnell
Sept. 24, 2020 Steube Cosponsors Resolution to Combat the Liberal Tactic to "Pack the Courts" Rep. Greg Steube
Sept. 24, 2020 Gov. Ricketts' Statement on Passing of Judge Smith Camp Sen. Pete Ricketts
Sept. 24, 2020 Tweet - "Tune in: I'm about to join @ShannonBream @foxnewsnight for my first interview on the Supreme Court vacancy. The Senate will do what we did in 2016: Follow history, follow precedent, and do the job we were elected to do." Sen. Mitch McConnell
Sept. 24, 2020 CNN "Newsroom" - Transcript Interview with Tammy Duckworth Sen. Ladda Duckworth
Sept. 24, 2020 Tweet - "We don't know which legal all-star the President will nominate on Saturday. So isn't it curious that everyone already knows exactly what smears and scare tactics the far left will trot out? Their playbook has not changed for 45 years. The nominee is irrelevant to their attacks." Sen. Mitch McConnell
Sept. 24, 2020 Hearing of the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties Subcommittee of the House Judiciary Committee - Opening Statement of Rep. Nadler, Hearing on Oversight of the Civil Rights Division of the Department of Justice Rep. Jerry Nadler
Sept. 23, 2020 CNN "Erin Burnett Outfront" - Transcript Interview with Charles Schumer Sen. Chuck Schumer
Sept. 23, 2020 Durbin Calls Out Senate Republican Plan To Dismantle Affordable Care Act Through Filling Supreme Court Vacancy Sen. Dick Durbin
Sept. 23, 2020 Tweet - "Will be joining @KatyTurNBC on @MSNBC soon to discuss the grand jury decision in the Breonna Taylor case and the latest with the Supreme Court. Make sure you tune in." Sen. Dick Durbin
Sept. 23, 2020 Tweet - "President Trump and Sen. McConnell want to rush a nominee onto the Supreme Court before the Nov. 3 election and before the Nov. 10 case that will decide the fate of the Affordable Care Act. The American people can see that is not on the level." Sen. Dick Durbin
Sept. 23, 2020 Tweet - "Justice Ginsburg was a champion for justice and a trailblazer for women And like @SenSanders and me, she was a graduate of Brooklyn's James Madison H.S. As fellow graduates, we stood together to pay our respects to her today at the Supreme Court We are fighting for her legacy" Sen. Chuck Schumer
Sept. 23, 2020 Tweet - "President Trump is meeting with Republicans Attorneys General today but they're not going to talk about dropping their lawsuit to rip away health care from millions and end protections for Americans with pre-existing conditions? Unreal." Sen. Chuck Schumer
Sept. 23, 2020 Remarks by President Trump in a Discussion with State Attorneys General on Protecting Consumers from Social Media Abuses Sen. Josh Hawley, ...
Sept. 23, 2020 Tweet - "Republicans should--for once--be straight with the American people: They are fighting to reverse Justice Ginsburg's legacy -- not to honor it. Democrats are fighting to honor Ruth Bader Ginsburg's legacy and dying wish." Sen. Chuck Schumer
Sept. 23, 2020 Tweet - "Officially confirmed on the floor of the Senate: There is no precedent for confirming a Supreme Court nominee this close to a presidential election. We are fighting this power grab." Sen. Chuck Schumer
Sept. 23, 2020 Tweet - "Senator McConnell has defiled the Senate. 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. 23, 2020 Tweet - "Sen. McConnell slammed on the breaks while tens of thousands of Americans died from COVID. Now he's slamming his foot on the gas to approve a Supreme Court Justice who could rip away Americans' health care amid a pandemic. Dems are fighting for RBG's legacy & your health care." Sen. Chuck Schumer
Sept. 23, 2020 Ranking Member Cantwell Warns of Privacy Implications of New SCOTUS Justice, Urges Passage of Privacy Bill With Strong Consumer Protections Sen. Maria Cantwell
Sept. 23, 2020 Cortez Masto Condemns Administration Rule that Would Penalize Immigrant Families for Using Health Care and Safety Net Benefits Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto
Sept. 23, 2020 Tweet - "Very mature. America is battling a global pandemic and mourning the loss of a Supreme Court justice, but Chuck Schumer is determined to prevent committees from meeting on important topics like election security. #TemperTantrum" Sen. John Thune
Sept. 23, 2020 Pallone Statement on DOJ's Draft Proposal to Amend Section 230 Rep. Frank Pallone
Sept. 23, 2020 Bennet Decries McConnell's Damage to Integrity of the Courts, Democratic Institutions in Floor Speech Sen. Michael Bennet
Sept. 23, 2020 Congressman Cohen Remembers Leo Bearman Rep. Steve Cohen
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
Date Title Politician
Sept. 24, 2020 Durbin: Senate Republicans' Reversal On Filling Supreme Court Vacancy During Presidential Election Year Is Thinly-Veiled Effort To Destroy Affordable Care Act Sen.Dick Durbin
Sept. 24, 2020 Tweet - "The far left called John Paul Stevens anti-woman. They said Anthony Kennedy would turn back the clock. David Souter was going to hurt "women, minorities, dissenters, & other groups" from the bench. Anyone doubt the same old smears will be rearing their heads starting Saturday?" Sen.Mitch McConnell
Sept. 24, 2020 Steube Cosponsors Resolution to Combat the Liberal Tactic to "Pack the Courts" Rep.Greg Steube
Sept. 24, 2020 Gov. Ricketts' Statement on Passing of Judge Smith Camp Sen.Pete Ricketts
Sept. 24, 2020 Tweet - "Tune in: I'm about to join @ShannonBream @foxnewsnight for my first interview on the Supreme Court vacancy. The Senate will do what we did in 2016: Follow history, follow precedent, and do the job we were elected to do." Sen.Mitch McConnell
Sept. 24, 2020 CNN "Newsroom" - Transcript Interview with Tammy Duckworth Sen.Ladda Duckworth
Sept. 24, 2020 Tweet - "We don't know which legal all-star the President will nominate on Saturday. So isn't it curious that everyone already knows exactly what smears and scare tactics the far left will trot out? Their playbook has not changed for 45 years. The nominee is irrelevant to their attacks." Sen.Mitch McConnell
Sept. 24, 2020 Hearing of the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties Subcommittee of the House Judiciary Committee - Opening Statement of Rep. Nadler, Hearing on Oversight of the Civil Rights Division of the Department of Justice Rep.Jerry Nadler
Sept. 23, 2020 CNN "Erin Burnett Outfront" - Transcript Interview with Charles Schumer Sen.Chuck Schumer
Sept. 23, 2020 Durbin Calls Out Senate Republican Plan To Dismantle Affordable Care Act Through Filling Supreme Court Vacancy Sen.Dick Durbin
Sept. 23, 2020 Tweet - "Will be joining @KatyTurNBC on @MSNBC soon to discuss the grand jury decision in the Breonna Taylor case and the latest with the Supreme Court. Make sure you tune in." Sen.Dick Durbin
Sept. 23, 2020 Tweet - "President Trump and Sen. McConnell want to rush a nominee onto the Supreme Court before the Nov. 3 election and before the Nov. 10 case that will decide the fate of the Affordable Care Act. The American people can see that is not on the level." Sen.Dick Durbin
Sept. 23, 2020 Tweet - "Justice Ginsburg was a champion for justice and a trailblazer for women And like @SenSanders and me, she was a graduate of Brooklyn's James Madison H.S. As fellow graduates, we stood together to pay our respects to her today at the Supreme Court We are fighting for her legacy" Sen.Chuck Schumer
Sept. 23, 2020 Tweet - "President Trump is meeting with Republicans Attorneys General today but they're not going to talk about dropping their lawsuit to rip away health care from millions and end protections for Americans with pre-existing conditions? Unreal." Sen.Chuck Schumer
Sept. 23, 2020 Remarks by President Trump in a Discussion with State Attorneys General on Protecting Consumers from Social Media Abuses Sen.Josh Hawley, ...
Sept. 23, 2020 Tweet - "Republicans should--for once--be straight with the American people: They are fighting to reverse Justice Ginsburg's legacy -- not to honor it. Democrats are fighting to honor Ruth Bader Ginsburg's legacy and dying wish." Sen.Chuck Schumer
Sept. 23, 2020 Tweet - "Officially confirmed on the floor of the Senate: There is no precedent for confirming a Supreme Court nominee this close to a presidential election. We are fighting this power grab." Sen.Chuck Schumer
Sept. 23, 2020 Tweet - "Senator McConnell has defiled the Senate. 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. 23, 2020 Tweet - "Sen. McConnell slammed on the breaks while tens of thousands of Americans died from COVID. Now he's slamming his foot on the gas to approve a Supreme Court Justice who could rip away Americans' health care amid a pandemic. Dems are fighting for RBG's legacy & your health care." Sen.Chuck Schumer
Sept. 23, 2020 Ranking Member Cantwell Warns of Privacy Implications of New SCOTUS Justice, Urges Passage of Privacy Bill With Strong Consumer Protections Sen.Maria Cantwell
Sept. 23, 2020 Cortez Masto Condemns Administration Rule that Would Penalize Immigrant Families for Using Health Care and Safety Net Benefits Sen.Catherine Cortez Masto
Sept. 23, 2020 Tweet - "Very mature. America is battling a global pandemic and mourning the loss of a Supreme Court justice, but Chuck Schumer is determined to prevent committees from meeting on important topics like election security. #TemperTantrum" Sen.John Thune
Sept. 23, 2020 Pallone Statement on DOJ's Draft Proposal to Amend Section 230 Rep.Frank Pallone
Sept. 23, 2020 Bennet Decries McConnell's Damage to Integrity of the Courts, Democratic Institutions in Floor Speech Sen.Michael Bennet
Sept. 23, 2020 Congressman Cohen Remembers Leo Bearman Rep.Steve Cohen
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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