Countdown To Saturday: 51 Senators Now Support Judge Brett Kavanaugh
The balance now stands 51-49 in favor of the Supreme Court nominee Judge Brett Kavanaugh after weeks of allegations of decades-old sexual assault and an unprecedented agenda from Democrats to derail the confirmation hearings. Though, if either Senators Susan Collins (R-ME), Jeff Flake (R-AZ), or Joe Manchin (D-WV) decide to change their vote for Saturday, Vice President Mike Pence would cast the first ever tiebreaker vote, sending Trump’s pick to the high court.
Virginia Beach’s Elaine Luria Promises To Bolster Obamacare
The Democrat challenger to Congressman Scott Taylor (VA-2) says that Americans must “have reliable and affordable choices in healthcare.” Considering that fact she believes in bolstering the faltering ACA, and is in a party that is working towards socialized healthcare insurance, it’s quite precarious what she means by “reliable,” and “affordable,” and “choices” in healthcare.
Kavanaugh Nomination Advances After Vote Following McConnell’s Fiery Senate Floor Speech
“The facts were not the point after all, we get that now,” Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY said during a speech Friday morning. McConnell wants Republicans, after this debacle of a bitterly divided confirmation hearing process to, “send a message to the American people…facts matter, fairness matters, the presumption of innocence is sacrosanct.”