Senate Confirms Brett Kavanaugh To Supreme Court, Rejects Me Too Movement
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Source: Huffington Post
Kavanaugh was narrowly confirmed, 50-48. Every Republican but one, Sen. Lisa Murkowski (Alaska), voted for him. Every Democrat but one, Sen. Joe Manchin (W.Va.), voted against him.
The vote would have been 51-49, but Murkowski, whose vote will be recorded as “no,” agreed to vote “present” during the actual vote as a favor to Sen. Steve Daines (R-Mont.), who supports Kavanaugh but was away at his daughter’s wedding. By voting “present,” and with Daines out, the final tally was 50-48. Their paired vote, as it’s called, maintains the same two-vote margin and does not change the outcome.
Read more: https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/brett-kavanaugh-confirmed-supreme-court_us_5bb7c006e4b0876eda9e1b28
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