Lamar Alexander reveals where he stands on filling the vacant SCOTUS seat – twitchy.com

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Republican Sen. Lamar Alexander (Tennessee) has issued a statement supporting the precedent of President Trump bringing forward a Supreme Court nomination and the Republican-controlled Senate moving to confirm the nominee during an election year.

He says Democrats would do the same if they were in control of the Senate and White House.

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Thus far, two Republican senators have indicated that they will not vote on a nominee prior to the election, Maine’s Susan Collins and Alaska’s Lisa Murkowski.

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