Sen. Chuck Schumer: 'Leader McConnell has defiled the Senate like no one in this generation. And Leader McConnell may very well destroy it.'
“My decision regarding a Supreme Court nomination is not the result of a subjective test of ‘fairness’ which, like beauty, is in the eye of the beholder. It is based on the immutable fairness of following the law, which in this case is the Constitution and precedent. The historical precedent of election year nominations is that the Senate generally does not confirm an opposing party’s nominee but does confirm a nominee of its own," he said in a statement.Sen.
Sen. Mitt Romney speaks with an aide as he walks to his office on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, Sept. 22, 2020, after announcing he would support moving forward to replace Ruth Bader Ginsburg in the Supreme Court before the presidential election in November. “The Constitution gives the President the power to nominate and the Senate the authority to provide advice and consent on Supreme Court nominees. Accordingly, I intend to follow the Constitution and precedent in considering the President’s nominee. If the nominee reaches the Senate floor, I intend to vote based upon their qualifications,” he said.
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell walks to the chamber to speak about the death of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, at the Capitol in Washington, Sept. 21, 2020. Romney's announcement is a major boost to Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell's effort to lock down GOP support for a nomination vote over angry Democratic objections.
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