Did Cory Gardner vote the way they spoke on the Supreme Court in March 2016?
Cory Gardner, U.S. Senator (R-CO) ·
That is why the next president of the United States should have the opportunity to fill the vacancy on the Supreme Court. … Our next election is too soon and the stakes are too high; the American people deserve a role in this process as the next Supreme Court Justice will influence the direction of this country for years to come.
Voted Yea, 26 Oct 2020
Gardner said in 2016 the next president should fill the vacancy because the election was too soon. In 2020 he voted to confirm Barrett eight days before the election.
In 2016 Gardner said the next president should fill the vacancy because the election was too soon. In 2020 he voted to confirm Barrett eight days before the election; his 2016 statement also cited the Obama administration's use of the courts.
Said vs. voted · Supreme Court
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Said one thing, voted another
What they said
- Date
- Where
- Statement after President Obama nominated Merrick Garland, posted on gardner.senate.gov (archived copy).
How they voted
- Date
- Measure
- Nomination of Amy Coney Barrett to be an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court
- Question
- On the Nomination (Amy Coney Barrett)
- Vote
- Yea