Democratic U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin says she will not support President Donald Trump’s pick for the Supreme Court, saying Brett Kavanaugh would “turn back the clock on a woman’s constitutional right and freedom to make her own health care choices.”
Baldwin issued a statement Thursday saying she will not vote to confirm Kavanaugh for a seat on the nation’s highest court. She joins with other Democrats in opposing the nomination.
Baldwin said in a statement “the people of Wisconsin need a fair, impartial and independent Supreme Court Justice who will stand up for them, not for powerful special interests.” She said she doesn’t think Kavanaugh is that justice.
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Wisconsin’s other senator, Republican Ron Johnson, said earlier this week he supports Kavanaugh and was looking forward to a quick confirmation.
Baldwin is up for re-election in November. Both of the Republicans running for a chance to take her on support Kavanaugh.
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