All 50 Senate Democrats and three Senate Republicans on Monday evening advanced Supreme Court nominee Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson’s nomination after the Senate Judiciary Committee …
All 50 Senate Democrats and three Senate Republicans on Monday evening advanced Supreme Court nominee Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson’s nomination after the Senate Judiciary Committee deadlocked on a party-line vote. The committee earlier Monday voted 11-11 on Jackson’s nomination, with all Democrats on the panel voting in favor and all Republicans voting against. The tie forced Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer to hold another vote to push Jackson’s nomination forward, filing what’s called a motion to „discharge“ the committee. Republican Sens. Susan Collins of Maine, Lisa Murkowski of Alaska, and Mitt Romney of Utah all voted for Jackson. Both Collins and Murkowski supported Jackson’s confirmation last year to her current seat on the US Court of Appeals for the DC Circuit.
