Confirmation Floor Vote

There aren t many options available to keep this from happening.

Confirmation floor vote.

As of now that. Democrats best chance to block the barrett confirmation will occur with procedural maneuvers on the senate floor after the senate judiciary committee votes on her nomination. 2 that committee can then hold hearings vote to move the nomination straight to the senate floor for a vote or not move on it at all in which case the committee effectually kills the nomination. Senate gop leaders are eager to hold a pre election vote on trump s yet to be named nominee.

Republicans prep lightning quick supreme court confirmation. The senate judiciary committee reportedly plans to move forward with confirmation hearings on oct. Conservative radio host rush limbaugh urged senate republicans to skip the confirmation hearing process for president trump s soon to be announced supreme court nominee and head straight to a floor. 12 and senate majority leader mitch mcconnell r ky said earlier this week that he will hold a floor vote for the nominee before the election.

The hearings are expected to last four days. A floor vote on barrett s confirmation would likely happen shortly thereafter assuming everything goes as planned for republicans it didn t with justice brett kavanaugh s confirmation in 2018. Provided republicans can keep things on track in both committee in the floor that would mean a floor vote the week before the nov.