Did Mitch McConnell vote the way they spoke on the Supreme Court in February 2016?
Mitch McConnell, U.S. Senator (R-KY) ·
The American people should have a voice in the selection of their next Supreme Court Justice. Therefore, this vacancy should not be filled until we have a new President.
Voted Yea, 26 Oct 2020
McConnell said in 2016 the Scalia seat should not be filled until a new president took office. In 2020 he brought Barrett's nomination to a vote before the election and voted to confirm her.
In 2016 McConnell said the Scalia vacancy should not be filled until a new president took office so the American people would have a voice. In 2020 he brought Barrett's nomination to a vote before the election and voted to confirm her, saying 2016 was different because the White House and Senate were then held by different parties.
Said vs. voted · Supreme Court
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Said one thing, voted another
What they said
- Date
- Where
- Statement as Senate Majority Leader on the death of Justice Antonin Scalia, posted on mcconnell.senate.gov.
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