Sessions Vote To Confirm Go To The Floor When Will

In 2016 the republican majority refused to allow a confirmation vote on merrick garland president obama s pick to replace justice antonin scalia who died in february of that year.

Sessions vote to confirm go to the floor when will.

Mitch mcconnell said the senate has more than enough time to confirm president donald trump s supreme court pick before the end of the year or even before election day. The senate voted to confirm jeff sessions as attorney general. The senate will vote on this nomination this year mcconnell r ky said monday on the senate floor. Article ii section 2 clause 2 of the united states constitution known as the appointments clause empowers the president to nominate and with the confirmation advice and consent of the united states senate to appoint public officials including justices of the supreme court this clause is one example of the system of checks and balances inherent in the constitution.

The one democrat who voted in support of sessions was sen. Will receive a vote on the floor of the united states senate. And wait for the lame. Schedule for monday sep 28 2020 2 45 p m.

Convene for a pro forma session. The senate voted wednesday night to confirm sen. He didn t say whether the vote would come before the election or in a lame duck session of. Of sexism for silencing a woman on the floor and warren.

No republicans went against sessions in the 52 47 vote.