10.25.17

Ds Wasting More Of The Senate’s Time

Dems Force Seven Needless Cloture Votes On President Trump’s Judicial Nominees In 2017 Vs. One Under President Obama In 2009

SENATE MAJORITY LEADER MITCH McCONNELL (R-KY): “So far, every nominee we’ve brought to the floor has been confirmed by a majority vote of the Senate. In some cases, those majority votes have been bipartisan and massive. Like 95 to 1. Like 97 to 0. And yet, almost every time a judicial nominee is brought to the floor — even nominees with votes like these, nominees that both parties support — Democrats throw up partisan procedural roadblocks. For what reason — to change an outcome? No. Like I said, in many cases Democrats actually support these nominees. They’re just wasting more of the Senate’s time because they can. They’re doing it again now.” (Sen. McConnell, Press Release, 10/25/2017)

  • “Democratic senators have used every parliamentary trick in their power to slow this particular Trump train. … Democrats are forcing more cloture votes than any early presidency and demanding the full 30 hours of floor time per nominee that Senate rules allow.” (The Federalist, 10/19/2017)

‘Partisan Procedural Roadblocks… Wasting More Of The Senate’s Time’

2017: Democrats have forced cloture votes on 7 out of 8 District and Circuit Court nominees

1.  PN374 – Scott L. Palk, of Oklahoma, to be United States District Judge for the Western District of Oklahoma

     Cloture filed invoked in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote 79-18.

2.  PN589 – Trevor N. McFadden, of Virginia, to be United States District Judge for the District of Columbia

     Cloture filed 10/23/17

    “Trevor McFadden, to be a United States District Judge for the District of Columbia: REPORTED: VOICE VOTE” (“Results Of Executive Business Meeting,” Senate Judiciary Committee, 7/20/2017

3.  PN586 — Ralph R. Erickson to be United States Circuit Judge for the Eighth Circuit

    Cloture invoked in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 95 - 1; Confirmed by the Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 95 - 1

4.  PN105 — Amul R. Thapar to be United States Circuit Judge for the Sixth Circuit

    Cloture invoked in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 52 - 48; Confirmed by the Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 52 - 44

5. PN370 — John Kenneth Bush of Kentucky, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Sixth Circuit

   Cloture invoked in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 51 – 48; Confirmed by the Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 51 - 47

6. PN372 — Kevin Christopher Newsom to be United States Circuit Judge for the Eleventh Circuit

   Cloture invoked in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 68 – 26; Confirmed by the Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 66 - 31

7. PN373 — David C. Nye to be United States District Judge for the District of Idaho

    Cloture invoked in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 97 - 0; Confirmed by the Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 100 - 0

8. PN588 — Timothy J. Kelly  to be United States District Judge for the District of Columbia

   Confirmed by the Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 94 - 2

2009: Cloture was filed on only one judicial nominee out of 12, David Hamilton of Indiana.

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Related Issues: Judicial Nominations, Senate Democrats