GOP Will Allow Dems To Fill Seat On Judiciary Panel

NBC News reports:

Top Republican senators said Friday they won’t try to prevent Democrats from replacing the late Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., on the Judiciary Committee after the vacancy left Democrats without a majority on the key panel.

Sen. John Cornyn of Texas, a senior Republican on the Judiciary Committee, told NBC News that “there’s no doubt in my mind” Democrats will be able to fill her spot on the panel once there is a successor appointed to her Senate seat.

Feinstein’s death means the key panel that processes President Joe Biden’s judicial nominees is now split evenly, 10 to 10, between Democrats and Republicans. A tie vote means a nominee fails to advance out of committee, meaning Democrats would need at least some GOP support to send any potential judges to the full Senate.

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NEW: GOP senators say they won’t stop Democrats from replacing Feinstein on Judiciary Committee

CORNYN, senior Judiciary Republican, says “there’s no doubt in my mind” Dems will fill the seat w/ a new Dem.

Other Rs say that’d be routine.

w/ @frankthorp: https://t.co/jltpNT0Eg8

— Sahil Kapur (@sahilkapur) September 29, 2023