October 27, 2020
Senate votes to confirm Amy Coney Barrett to the U.S. Supreme Court
The Senate on Monday voted to confirm the nomination of Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court to replace the late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg.
The Senate voted 52-48 to confirm Barrett, exceeding the simple majority needed to pass the vote, with just Republican Maine Sen. Susan Collins, who is in a race for re-election, following through on her declaration that she would join Democrats and vote "no" on Barrett's confirmation.
Barrett could join the bench as soon as Tuesday and give conservatives a 6-3 majority on the court.
Monday's vote followed a rare Sunday session where the Senate voted 51-48 to break a Democratic filibuster of Barrett's nomination.
"We made an important contribution to the future of this country," Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell said Sunday.
"A lot of what we've done over the last four years will be undone sooner or later by the next election. They won't be able to do much about this for a long time to come."
Democrats, citing the Nov. 3 election, have assailed the process as illegitimate and rushed for political reasons. They say Barrett's confirmation will affect the court's rulings on abortion, the Affordable Care Act and civil rights.
Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer accused Republicans of employing "raw political power" to "hold a confirmation vote tomorrow night, eight days before the election and after more than 50 million Americans have voted for president -- quite possibly a different president -- to pick justices on their behalf."
Vice President Mike Pence was absent from his seat as Senate president during Monday's vote. Sen. Charles Grassley, R-Iowa, the president pro tempore of the Senate, presided over the vote.
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