Sessions Vote To Confirm Go To The Floor When Will

The senate confirmed jeff sessions as the next attorney general wednesday evening by a vote of 52 47 mostly along party lines.

Sessions vote to confirm go to the floor when will. The one democrat who voted in support of sessions was sen. In 2016 the republican majority refused to allow a confirmation vote on merrick garland president obama s pick to replace justice antonin scalia who died in february of that year. Of sexism for silencing a woman on the floor and warren. Lisa murkowski said she wouldn t vote to confirm a supreme court justice until after the election.

The senate voted wednesday night to confirm sen. And wait for the lame. Convene for a pro forma session. Schedule for monday sep 28 2020 2 45 p m.

Will receive a vote on the floor of the united states senate. The senate will vote on this nomination this year mcconnell r ky said monday on the senate floor. The senate voted to confirm jeff sessions as attorney general. Other than two dissenting gop senators no one thus far in the 53 member conference is arguing to wait for a lame duck session let alone the next congress to hold a confirmation vote.

Mitch mcconnell said the senate has more than enough time to confirm president donald trump s supreme court pick before the end of the year or even before election day.