Washington’s U.S. Senators Maria Cantwell and Patty Murray joined fellow Democrats in opposing Amy Coney Barrett’s confirmation to the Supreme Court, ripping Republicans for holding the vote just days ahead of the 2020 election.
Speaking on the Senate floor Monday morning, Murray slammed the Senate GOP majority for pushing the Barrett vote after blockading President Obama’s 2016 nominee, Merrick Garland, for eight months.
Murray warned a new conservative court majority will threaten the Affordable Care Act, LGBTQ rights and legal abortion, citing messages from fearful Washington constituents.
“For Republican senators to stand here and tell families not to worry is kind of like the captain of the Titanic passing out umbrellas, and telling passengers that’s all they need,” Murray said. “With one key difference: Republicans have been clear from the start that hitting the iceberg isn’t an accident, it’s the plan.”