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September 23, 2020

Sen. Mitt Romney Backs Rapid Vote on Trump's Supreme Court Nominee
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Utah Republican senator Mitt Romney said Tuesday he will support a floor
vote for President Trump's nominee to replace Supreme Court Justice Ruth
Bader Ginsburg, who died last week at the age of 87.

Sen. Mitt Romney: "My liberal friends have, over many decades, gotten
very used to the idea of having a liberal court. And that's not written
in the stars."

Romney's announcement means Majority Leader Mitch Mc Connell has the
support of 51 Republican senators - enough to rapidly push forward with
a vote on Justice Ginsburg's replacement.

There are just 41 days remaining before the November election. In 2016,
Mc Connell refused to hold confirmation hearings for President Obama's
pick to replace Justice Antonin Scalia, who died nearly nine months
before the election. At the time, Mc Connell said, "The American people
should have a voice in the selection of their next Supreme Court
justice."


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