Senator Susan Collins (R-Maine) is voting yes on confirming Judge Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court. On Friday, she gave a long announcement on the Senate floor to declare her vote and explain her rationale.
Earlier Friday, Collins voted “yes” on advancing Kavanaugh to a final vote. But that vote was only to advance to a final vote and was not a definite indicator of which way she would go in the final vote. The Maine Republican is a key vote for confirming Judge Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court.
Senators including Collins have been swamped by reporters and protesters in the runup to the Kavanaugh confirmation votes. At one point this week, Collins was escorted out of a hearing by three police officers. Capitol police also later threatened to clear a public hallway outside her office in the Dirksen Senate Office Building and physically blocked reporters from approaching Collins as she left the office to return to the Capitol for a vote.
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"Our Supreme Court confirmation process has been in steady decline for more than 30 years. One can only hope that the Kavanaugh nomination is where the process has finally hit rock bottom," Collins says pic.twitter.com/yHJbUQ0s8z
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