The Speaker of the House, Nancy Pelosi, has accused Republicans of disrespecting the late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg in their rush to choose a successor.
Speaker Nancy Pelosi has criticized Republicans for rushing to replace the late Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg so soon after her death. Some in the GOP want her seat filled before the election on November 3.on Monday and warned her Republican colleagues that there would be electoral consequences if they pushed on with nominating Ginsburg's successor.
"The Republicans decided they would be disrespectful and move ahead that very night by saying they would have a vote on her replacement," the California Democrat said."Let's remember this is a lifetime appointment, somebody that could be there for 30 years," she said."It should be done with care, whoever the president is.
"And this appointment, the reason the president and [Senate] Leader [Mitch] McConnell are moving forward so quickly is because they want to overturn the Affordable Care Act."And you know what? They're going to be paying this price for elections to come, elections to come. Everyone is looking at what makes a difference in these senatorial races. We'll see.
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