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Search results for "SCOTUS reform must be on the table day 1 Democrats take over House and Senate"

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Fact-checks (24977)

Democratic Hispanic Caucus, Miami-Dade Chapter stated on January 16, 2014 in :
In 2011, Carlos López-Cantera "staunchly supported" a Florida bill modeled after Arizona’s immigration law
By Amy Sherman• January 21, 2014
Facebook posts stated on January 08, 2022 in a Facebook post:
Says Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor was photographed at dinner with Democratic lawmakers.
By Ciara O'Rourke• January 11, 2022
Paul Ryan stated on April 17, 2018 in a news conference:
Says that on the tax reform law, Democratic leaders "are promising to take it all away."
By Tom Kertscher• May 2, 2018
Mark Warner stated on December 06, 2010 in a floor speech.:
The national debt grew an estimated $15 billion last weekend.
By Wes Hester• December 9, 2010
Viral image stated on March 25, 2022 in a Facebook post:
Republicans “nominated the 1st Black woman to the SCOTUS & she was BLOCKED & filibustered by… Joe Biden.”
By Ciara O'Rourke• March 28, 2022
Charles Schumer stated on September 18, 2020 in a tweet:
On confirming a Supreme Court nominee in a presidential election year.
By Miriam Valverde• September 22, 2020
Facebook posts stated on September 18, 2020 in on social media:
“4 republican senators now on board...no vote until January on (Supreme Court): Murkowski, Romney, Collins, Grassley.”
By Louis Jacobson• September 20, 2020
Kay Bailey Hutchison stated on November 16, 2010 in a statement:
On an earmark moratorium.
By Ciara O'Rourke• November 26, 2010
Michigan Democratic Party stated on September 24, 2020 in an email:
“James is the only Senate candidate in a battleground state who has refused to take a position” on whether the Senate should promptly vote on Trump’s Supreme Court nominee
By Clara Hendrickson• September 25, 2020
Maggie Hassan stated on March 28, 2017 in a letter:
Says there is a "traditional 60-vote threshold for confirming Supreme Court nominees."
By Ella Nilsen• March 31, 2017
Ron Johnson stated on September 19, 2020 in interviews:
On whether to nominate and confirm a Supreme Court justice in a presidential election year
By Eric Litke• September 22, 2020
Ronald Brownstein stated on January 23, 2018 in a CNN interview:
"They found 60 votes in the Senate in 2006 and 2013" for immigration legislation, and "each time the House Republican majority refused to take it up."
By Miriam Valverde• January 26, 2018
Republican Party of Georgia stated on September 19, 2013 in a press release:
"Rather than prioritize and pass ethics reform measures to restore trust in state government, (Democrats) sat on their hands and did nothing" when they were the majority.
By Eric Stirgus• October 15, 2013
Facebook posts stated on January 16, 2023 in a photo on Facebook:
“Every single Republican blocked Ketanji Brown Jackson’s SCOTUS appointment.”
By Sara Swann• January 17, 2023
Mark Warner stated on January 25, 2011 in a TV interview.:
The U.S. loses more on tax breaks than it collects in personal income taxes. 
By Warren Fiske• February 1, 2011
Cheri Beasley stated on October 19, 2021 in a Q&A session:
“We need filibuster reform, and I’ve always been very clear about that.”
By Paul Specht• November 18, 2021
Charlie Crist stated on January 05, 2010 in a written statement:
"President Obama has broken his pledge to the American people to be transparent throughout (health care reform negotiations)."
By Aaron Sharockman• January 5, 2010
Instagram posts stated on November 11, 2022 in a video shared on Instagram:
It’s proof of “voter fraud” that it takes some states days to count 2 million votes while Florida results were available on election night.
By Madison Czopek• November 16, 2022
Scott Brown stated on November 11, 2013 in a Fox News interview:
"They delayed my swearing-in here in Massachusetts for a couple weeks so they could ram (the health care law) through."  
By Katie Sanders• November 12, 2013
Ted Cruz stated on June 24, 2013 in an interview with Fox News:
The Senate immigration bill "has immediate legalization ... and the border security is sometime in the future, and just like in 1986, it's designed never to come into being."
By Jon Greenberg• June 27, 2013

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By Amy Sherman• September 21, 2020

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By Amy Sherman• January 26, 2021

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By Bill McCarthy• May 5, 2022

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By Louis Jacobson• September 20, 2022

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By Jon Greenberg, Amy Sherman• July 22, 2022

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By W. Gardner Selby• September 13, 2017

House Democrats and HR 1: Voting rights expansion or federal power grab?

By Amy Sherman• February 8, 2019

Health care reform and the abortion amendment

By Angie Drobnic Holan, Louis Jacobson• November 10, 2009

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By Haley BeMiller• December 28, 2020

The new politics of the vote on the debt ceiling

By Angie Drobnic Holan• April 29, 2011

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By Louis Jacobson• October 19, 2022

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How Congress could pass Obamacare changes now, or change the filibuster rules

By Louis Jacobson• July 30, 2017

GOP health bill analysis meets the Truth-O-Meter

By Angie Drobnic Holan• November 4, 2009

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Democrats’ playbook for stopping Donald Trump’s Supreme Court pick

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