U.S. Sen. Baldwin: Statement on the U.S. Supreme Court nomination and Senate confirmation process

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin today released the following statement on the U.S. Supreme Court nomination and Senate confirmation process:  “President Trump wants to overturn the Affordable Care Act completely and take away people’s health care and protections for pre-existing health conditions in the middle of a pandemic. Trump wants to overturn Roe v. Wade and have the government take away reproductive freedoms for women. Now he has nominated an activist judge to do what he wants, instead of giving the American people a voice on these important issues first. “The American people should vote in this election before

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Wisconsin Right to Life: President Trump nominates Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court

In a press conference this evening, President Trump announced Judge Amy Coney Barrett as his nomination to the Supreme Court following Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s death last week. Barrett, a Notre Dame graduate and mother of seven, has most recently served on the 7th Court of Appeals. “Judge Amy Coney Barrett will make a wonderful addition to the United States Supreme Court,” stated Heather Weininger, executive director of Wisconsin Right to Life. “She has a fair legal doctrine rooted in the Constitution, not politics.  She will not legislate from the bench, but will instead interpret laws, as the judicial branch

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Opportunity Wisconsin: Statement on President Trump’s nomination of Amy Coney Barrett to SCOTUS

MADISON, Wis.—Opportunity Wisconsin, a coalition of Wisconsin residents fighting for an economy that works for working people, released the following statement after President Trump officially nominated Amy Coney Barrett to fill the U.S. Supreme Court vacancy left by the passing of Justice Ruth Badger Ginsburg. “Amy Coney Barrett’s abysmal track record on everything from healthcare to workers’ rights should give every Wisconsinite pause. However, what’s equally—if not more—alarming is the fact there is even a Supreme Court nominee to begin with,” said Program Director Meghan Roh. “President Trump and Senator Johnson should be focused on one thing: getting us out

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