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How the GOP Took Obstruction to a New Level: Blocking Nominations That Have Unanimous Support

Jun 24, 2014
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In 2014, proud guardian of gridlock Mitch McConnell and Senate Republicans have taken their obstruction to a new level.

Not content with only blocking bills and nominations they actually oppose, Republicans are even filibustering nominations with UNANIMOUS SUPPORT.  This year alone, Senate Republicans have already blocked confirmation votes on 22 nominations that they later voted unanimously to confirm, wasting literally days of post-cloture time in the process. This week alone, Republicans blocked confirmation votes on 4 nominees that later earned unanimous support. 

  • Geoffrey W. Crawford, of Vermont, to be United States District Judge for the District of Vermont
  • Beth Bloom, of Florida, to be United States District Judge for the Southern District of Florida
  • Carlos Eduardo Mendoza, of Florida, to be United States District Judge for the Middle District of Florida
  • Paul G. Byron, of Florida, to be United States District Judge for the Middle District of Florida
  • Darrin P. Gayles, of Florida, to be United States District Judge for the Southern District of Florida
  • Leo T. Sorokin, of Massachusetts, to be United States District Judge for the District of Massachusetts
  • M. Hannah Lauck, of Virginia, to be United States District Judge for the Eastern District of Virginia
  • Tanya S. Chutkan, of the District of Columbia, to be United States District Judge for the District of Columbia
  • Bruce Howe Hendricks, of South Carolina, to be United States District Judge for the District of South Carolina
  • Gregg Jeffrey Costa, of Texas, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Fifth Circuit
  • Diane J. Humetewa, of Arizona, to be United States District Judge for the District of Arizona
  • John Joseph Tuchi, of Arizona, to be United States District Judge for the District of Arizona
  • Steven Paul Logan, of Arizona, to be United States District Judge for the District of Arizona
  • Robin S. Rosenbaum, of Florida, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Eleventh Circuit
  • Nancy J. Rosenstengel, of Illinois, to be United States District Judge for the Southern District of Illinois
  • Indira Talwani, of Massachusetts, to be United States District Judge for the District of Massachusetts
  • George Jarrod Hazel, of Maryland, to be United States District Judge for the District of Maryland
  • Cynthia Ann Bashant, of California, to be United States District Judge for the Southern District of California
  • Daniel D. Crabtree, of Kansas, to be United States District Judge for the District of Kansas
  • Stanley Allen Bastian, of Washington, to be United States District Judge for the Eastern District of Washington
  • Sheryl H. Lipman, of Tennessee, to be United States District Judge for the Western District of Tennessee
  • Christopher Reid Cooper, of the District of Columbia, to be United States District Judge for the District of Columbia

 

By: DPCC