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| https://degette.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/pro-choice-caucus-leaders-urge-senate-to-abstain-from-a-vote-on-supreme | Pro-Choice Caucus Leaders Urge Senate to Abstain from a Vote on Supreme Court Nominee Until After Inaugurati | 2020-09-25 | 2020 | 2020-09 | Democrat | Senate | CO | Diana DeGette | D000197 | degette.house.gov | legacy | WASHINGTON, D.C.Nearly a dozen leaders of the Congressional Pro-Choice Caucus led by caucus co-chairs U.S. Reps. Diana DeGette(D-CO) andBarbara Lee(D-CA) sent alettertoday to Senate leadersurging them toabstain from voting on any Supreme Court nomineetoreplace the lateJusticeRuth Bader Ginsburguntil after the next president is sworn into office. Justice Ginsburg's passing creates a vacancy on the Supreme Court at a time when the health of our communities and our fundamental rights are under tremendous pressure,the lawmakerswrote.Just days before her death, Justice Ginsburg made a request, My most fervent wish is that I will not be replaced until a new president is installed.' As leaders of the Pro-Choice Caucus, we urge our colleagues in the Senate to honor Justice Ginsburg's final wish and legacy. In thelettersent to Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY), Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY), Judiciary Chairman Lindsey Graham (R-SC) and Judiciary Ranking Member Diane Feinstein (D-CA), the lawmakers noted the president's stated desire to fill the Supreme Court with justices opposed to reproductive rights. President Trump has vowed to nominate justices who are extremely hostile to reproductive health, rights, and justice,and he has already fulfilled that promise twice before,the lawmakers wrote.The confirmation of a third justice to the Supreme Court during the Trump Administration would further tip the balance of the court against our fundamental rights, including reproductive freedom, for generations. In addition to DeGette and Lee, theletterwas signed byU.S. Reps. Ayanna Pressley (D-MA), Jackie Speier (D-CA), Ted Deutch (D-FL), Katherine Clark (D-MA, Julia Brownley (D-CA), Judy Chu (D-CA), Norma Torres (D-NY), Jan Schakowsky (D-IL) and Suzan DelBene (D-WA). To read the full text of theletter, clickhere | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z |