Senate votes to advance Barrett’s Supreme Court confirmation

Image: PA Image: PA SENATE REPUBLICANS HAVE voted overwhelmingly to advance Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett towards final confirmation despite Democratic objections, just over a week before the presidential election.

Barrett’s ascent opens up potential new rulings on abortion, gay marriage and the Affordable Care Act.“The Senate is doing the right thing,” Senate majority leader Mitch McConnell said, vowing to install Barrett to the court by Monday.Two Republicans – Lisa Murkowski, of Alaska, and Susan Collins, of Maine – voted against advancing the nominee, and all Democrats who voted were opposed.

Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer said the Trump administration’s drive to install Barrett during the coronavirus crisis shows “the Republican Party is willing to ignore the pandemic in order to rush this nominee forward”.

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