Senator Udall Says Senate Broken, Not Just Confirmation Process
New Mexico Senator Tom Udall says that considering a president's nominee to the Supreme Court is possibly the most important job of the United States Senate. Udall says there is a powerful message, and that is in selected he has pushed to change the Senate rules, saying the current situation over the Supreme Court is unprecedented, but it is about obstruction across the board, the Senate being on track for the lowest number of confirmations in three decades. Udall says nominees are public servants who serve the people of the country in the executive branch, on the courts they should be judged on their merits and instead they are blocked for political points.
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