Schumer's last sprint to beat McConnell and Trump's judges record

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Source: Axios

12 hours ago


Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) has two to go to beat GOP leader Mitch McConnell's (R-Ky.) record on confirming judges.

Schumer plans to confirm those two lifetime appointment judges this week, surpassing McConnell's 234 during the first Trump administration.

Why it matters: Schumer's final confirmations are the Democratic Party's final shot at confirming their own nominees for at least four years.

Schumer has moved 20 judicial nominees through the Senate during the lame duck session.

Schumer had a one-seat majority for the last two years of the Biden administration.

Vice President Harris voted seven times to break a tie in the chamber over a judicial nominee.

Schumer cut a deal in November with top Senate Republicans to not move forward on four nominees who lacked the support to be confirmed.

Read more: https://www.axios.com/2024/12/18/schumer-judges-mcconnell-trump

[quakerboy]

1. I dont think there is any good reason

That they should not have filled literally every open position before they sign out for the year

[BumRushDaShow]

2. But they need 51 votes to do it

and there are 2 there (who will be gone after this session is done) who like to showboat with their votes.