Senator Schumer Appeals to Four Republicans to Block Consideration of Supreme Court Nominee

Senate Democratic Leader pays tribute to Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, who died September 22 at age 87. He then turns to Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell's decision to move ahead with a vote on her successor later this year, saying it goes against everything the Republican leader said in 2016, when he refused to consider the nomination of Judge Merrick Garland. Senator Schumer warns that the Senate will be forever changed if the majority leader moves ahead with a vote and urges four Republicans to join Democrats in rejecting any nominee until after the election when the voters have had an opportunity to select a new president. close