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Senate Judiciary Votes 12-0 To Send Amy Coney Barrett’s Nomination To Senate Floor, Democrats Boycott

Ashe Schow
Senate Judiciary Votes 12-0 To Send Amy Coney Barrett’s Nomination To Senate Floor, Democrats Boycott
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Republicans on the Senate Judiciary Committee voted unanimously Thursday Morning to send Judge Amy Coney Barrett’s Supreme Court nomination to the full senate. Democrats on the committee boycotted the vote, falsely claiming the process was illegitimate.

Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) noted the Democrats’ boycott at the beginning of Thursday’s hearing, saying “we are not going to allow them to take over the committee.”

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