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DonViejo

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Sun Oct 7, 2018, 09:27 AM Oct 2018

McConnell calls Kavanaugh confirmation proudest moment as senator [View all]

Source: The Hill



BY BRETT SAMUELS - 10/07/18 09:25 AM EDT

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) said Sunday that he believes the confirmation of Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh may be his proudest accomplishment.

"I think the most important thing the Senate is involved in is the personnel business. The House is not in the personnel business," McConnell said on "Fox News Sunday."

"The most important are the lifetime appointments to the courts, and we’ve prioritized handling President Trump’s outstanding nominations for the Supreme Court," he added.

Kavanaugh became the second Supreme Court justice confirmed under the Trump administration with McConnell as the leader of the Senate. In addition, McConnell has gotten roughly two dozen circuit judges conserved since Trump took office.


Read more: https://thehill.com/homenews/sunday-talk-shows/410273-mcconnell-calls-kavanaugh-confirmation-proudest-moment-as-senator

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