Senate advances Ketanji Brown Jackson's Supreme Court nomination with a procedural vote as her confirmation picks up more Republican support.
After the Senate Judiciary Committee voted 11-11, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer called for a vote to break the deadlock and send her nomination to the floor. Every Democrat and three Republican senators -- Susan Collins of Maine, Mitt Romney of Utah and Lisa Murkowski of Alaska -- voted in support of Jackson.Senate Republican and Democratic leaders agree that Jackson is a well-qualified nominee, but almost all GOP senators are expected to oppose her.
But he said last week that he would oppose her, citing her sentencing for cases of child pornography and representation of detainees at Guantanamo Bay. Graham, a member of the Judiciary Committee, said that while Jackson exhibits"exceptionally good character," she was too lenient in sentencing those cases and had an"activist zeal" in calling former President George W.
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