Did Mike Rounds vote the way they spoke on the Supreme Court in April 2016?
Mike Rounds, U.S. Senator (R-SD) ·
As a former governor, I respect the president’s responsibility to make a nomination. Today I met with Judge Garland as a courtesy. … However, I believe that Justice Scalia’s replacement should be nominated by the next President of the United States.
Voted Yea, 26 Oct 2020
Rounds said in 2016 that Scalia's replacement should be nominated by the next president. In October 2020, eight days before a presidential election, he voted to confirm Barrett.
In April 2016 Rounds said the Supreme Court vacancy that arose that election year should be filled by a nominee of the next president. In October 2020, eight days before a presidential election, he voted to confirm Amy Coney Barrett.
Said vs. voted · Supreme Court
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Said one thing, voted another
What they said
- Date
- Where
- Statement from his Senate office after meeting with Judge Merrick Garland.
How they voted
- Date
- Measure
- Nomination of Amy Coney Barrett to be an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court (PN2252)
- Question
- On the Nomination (Amy Coney Barrett)
- Vote
- Yea