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Donkees

(31,085 posts)
Thu Apr 6, 2017, 02:17 PM Apr 2017

Sanders Statement on Republicans' Use of 'Nuclear Option'

Thursday, April 6, 2017

WASHINGTON, April 6 – Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) issued the following statement Thursday after Senate Republicans voted to change Senate rules to allow the confirmation of Judge Neil Gorsuch and all other Supreme Court justices by simple-majority vote:

"I am deeply disappointed that Republicans changed the rules so that they could push through their nominee with fewer than 60 votes. A lifetime appointment to the Supreme Court should be done in a bipartisan way, but unfortunately Mitch McConnell chose to do it in an extremely partisan manner. Further, I am deeply concerned about the role that Judge Gorsuch will play on the Supreme Court. I fear very much that he will be part of an extreme right-wing majority that will attack workers’ rights, women’s rights and environmental protection as well as make our political system less democratic."


https://www.sanders.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/sanders-statement-on-republicans-use-of-nuclear-option


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Sanders Statement on Republicans' Use of 'Nuclear Option' (Original Post) Donkees Apr 2017 OP
Watching this hideous history being made was so depressing today riderinthestorm Apr 2017 #1
Indeed, it was most depressing. dae Apr 2017 #2
 

riderinthestorm

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1. Watching this hideous history being made was so depressing today
Thu Apr 6, 2017, 07:14 PM
Apr 2017

This fundamentally changes our Congress and how it's supposed to work.


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