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Markey Claims Democrats Will Restore 60-Vote Threshold for Supreme Court NomineesPosted By Cameron Cawthorne On April 10, 2017 @ 5:51 pm In Politics | No CommentsSen. Ed Markey (D., Mass.) claimed Monday that Democrats will restore the 60-vote threshold for Supreme Court nominees once his party retakes the majority in the Senate."When the Democrats return to the majority and capture the presidency, which we will," Markey said, "that day is going to arrive [and] we will restore the 60-vote margin." Article printed from Washington Free Beacon: http://freebeacon.comURL to article: http://freebeacon.com/politics/markey-claims-democrats-will-restore-60-vote-threshold-for-supreme-court-nominees/
"When the Democrats return to the majority and capture the presidency, which we will," Markey said, "that day is going to arrive [and] we will restore the 60-vote margin."
Sure they will. Just like they restored it after the Dem Senate removed the filibuster for lower-court judicial nominees and executive appointments in 2013 in the effort spearheaded by then-Majority Leader Harry Reid...Oh wait. They didn't restore it then.
