Schumer wants cloture vote 24 hours after the FBI briwfing. Since the FBI report is supposed to be provided to the senate tomorrow, it means that the cloture vote will be on Thursday and the final vote to confirm Kavanaugh on Saturday
Posted on | October 2, 2018 | No Comments
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Schumer Wants FBI Briefing at Least 24 Hours Ahead of Kavanaugh Cloture Vote
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D., N.Y.) said Tuesday that the FBI should brief the Senate on its findings at least 24 hours before the chamber takes a vote on Judge Kavanaugh’s nomination.
“It is essential that Senators not only have access to the completed background investigation file, but that FBI officials be made available 24 hours before the Senate votes on cloture in order to answer Senators’ questions about what specific investigative steps were taken, what evidence was collected, and which witnesses were interviewed,” Mr. Schumer wrote in a letter to Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R., Ky.)
Mr. McConnell has said the Senate will vote on Judge Kavanaugh this week and he could take a procedural step before the FBI probe concludes in order to keep the confirmation process moving.
Senate GOP leaders have said how long they wait before scheduling a final vote will depend on what the FBI turns up in its probe. Republicans have also split in their assessment of whether the FBI findings should be made public.
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