Sentences with phrase «judicial nominee says»

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Axelrod also said Sunday that Senate Republicans should not filibuster Sotomayor's nomination, even though Democrats in the Senate have mounted filibusters against Republican judicial nominees in recent years.

«Members of the New York State Senate should take seriously their responsibilities with regard to judicial nominees,» said NYFC Executive Director Rev. Jason McGuire said in a statement released late last night.

«As a member of the bipartisan «Gang of 14,» I will follow our agreement that judicial nominees should be filibustered only under extraordinary circumstances,» Nelson said in a statement.

Washington (CNN)- A Republican lawmaker said Friday that senators should ask all judicial nominees about their views on the Second Amendment, which protects the right to keep and bear arms.

Trump's judicial appointments rank «pretty high» in terms of his climate change legacy, said Glenn Sugameli, who runs the Judging the Environment project, which tracks judicial nominees» environmental records.

And though it was Mr. McConnell who insisted that the entire bill be read aloud (as punishment, he said, for Mr. Reid's breaking a deal on judicial nominees) the Republican leader also said he hoped for a lengthy, perhaps weeks - long, debate on the climate change measure to highlight its flaws.

NationalJournal.com has an item headlined «Sessions Says He's Looking For Judicial Restraint; New Ranking Member On Senate Judiciary Panel Describes What He's Seeking In A Supreme Court Nominee.»

«The purpose of the blue slip is to ensure consultation between the White House and home - state senators on judicial nominees from their states,» said Sen. Dianne Feinstein, a ranking member of the Judiciary Committee.

«You almost never see battles over nominees who come through the commission process,» says Wells, who asked the judicial improvements committee to develop a recommendation.