Do-Nothing Dems: Mitch McConnell Pushes 11 Federal Judge Nominees Amid Democrat Impeachment

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Mitch McConnell, Senate Majority Leader, continued to show support and deliver on President Trump’s behalf and pushed 11 federal judge nominees, while House Democrats were focused on impeaching President Trump.

McConnell “forced a deal with Democrats to expedite 11 federal district judge nominations,” on Wednesday, while the country as a whole was focused on the partisan impeachment push in the House.

via CNN:

McConnell’s thrust is emblematic of what he sees as his crowning achievement. So far, he has led the charge changing the landscape of the federal courts across the country with a record number of appellate court judges — currently at 50 — and Supreme Court nominees Neil Gorsuch and Brett Kavanaugh.

McConnell had scheduled procedural votes on nominees coming roughly every two hours. Two votes were held Wednesday before the agreement was reached to speed things along with 11 consecutive votes in the late afternoon. Final votes to confirm the nominees have not yet been scheduled.

“In less than three years, President Trump has appointed and the Republican Senate has confirmed 50 circuit judges,” McConnell tweeted last week. “That is already the most in any president’s whole first term since 1980”:

“My motto for the remainder of this Congress is ‘leave no vacancy behind,’” McConnell reportedly explained to radio host Hugh Hewitt on Wednesday.