But I think the - I think for most Americans, the most near-term threat that they're worried about is ACA. They also said no one should be appointed to the seat until after the election because that is apparently what Ginsburg would have wanted. Those in the media were quick to slam President Trump after he announced he will leave Walter Reed National Military Medical Center Monday evening after receiving treatment for COVID-19. 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In June, Republican Sen. Pat Toomey of Pennsylvania and Democratic Sen. Bob Casey of Pennsylvania remotely introduced a district court nominee. MARTIN: Well, the Constitution doesn't say when a nomination should be undertaken, and it doesn't seem to have any provision for hypocrisy. MARTIN: Now, you've - you along with some other members of the Democratic Caucus have said you won't meet with President Trump's nominee. And the Republicans have lost over and over again. President Trump is returning to the White House on Monday after a three-day stint at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, where he was being treated after testing positive for COVID-19. Also, it is pretty telling that Feinstein and Schumer decline to mention who is part of this alleged "bipartisan agreement.". Originally published on September 26, 2020 5:23 pm. Look. The statement is merely the latest in a long line of excuses for why the White House and the Republican-controlled Senate should not fill the Supreme Court vacancy left by the death of Ruth Bader Ginsburg. Amy Klobuchar of Minnesota and Mazie Hirono of Hawaii and Republican Sens. He's the senior senator from Pennsylvania. In June, Republican Sen. Pat Toomey of Pennsylvania and Democratic Sen. Bob Casey of Pennsylvania remotely introduced a district court nominee. So that is a near-term consequence, where you're rushing a justice through just really days before the election by the time the process is - some could make an argument that down the road, it would be more appropriate. I mean, why should Democrats refuse to validate it? His return is scheduled for 6:30 p.m. A group of Spanish scientists are speaking out against the country's political establishment for its response to the coronavirus pandemic. But Schumer and Feinstein’s obvious exercise in partisan chicanery marches on nevertheless, trying its best to come across as genuine and well intentioned. There is the tell. The White House has had a comprehensive course of action for employees who contract the coronavirus since March, according to documents obtained by the Washington Examiner. He’s backed by city party elders, including former Gov. Democratic nominee for president Joe Biden attributed people's ability to stay home during the pandemic to “some black woman” stocking grocery store shelves. That same month, Democratic Sens. New York Gov. HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Pennsylvania’s Democratic U.S. Sen. Bob Casey is endorsing Joe Biden for president, just minutes after the former vice president entered the crowded 2020 race. The five district court nominees who participated in the hearing testified remotely. That is most certainly not how this works. Then, after Trump announced Barrett as the nominee, Democrats declared the appointment “illegitimate.” There is no legal argument that supports this position. How is this different? She's spoken about Roe. Casey’s father, the late former Gov. By the time all is said and done, Democrats will probably come up with at least three more excuses for why the Barrett nomination should not go forward, each excuse being dumber and more disingenuous than the last. Connect with the definitive source for global and local news. New York Gov. And he is a Democrat, as we said, and he is with us now. But I think the most sensible thing for the country is that the next president in maybe the most consequential presidential election, at least my lifetime, the next president should make the decision. Robert P. Casey, knew Biden and Casey himself spent two years in the Senate with Biden before the Delaware senator went on to become vice president under President Barack Obama. So they want her in place for that argument. Senator Casey, thank you so much for speaking with us. If they had left it at just that, then maybe (maybe!) President Trump's return to the White House on Monday was met with surprise by doctors, who were divided over the risk presented by his early departure from Walter Reed Medical Center after just four days. Senator Casey, thank you so much for being with us. Saying that remote meetings should be off the table is the part where Schumer and Feinstein reveal their true purpose. The howls from Congress have not ceased since July. It adds, “It’s critical that Chairman Graham put the health of senators, the nominee, and staff first — and ensure a full and fair hearing that is not rushed, not truncated, and not virtual. The death of Ruth Bader Ginsburg and President Trump’s subsequent nomination of her replacement, Amy Coney Barrett, have made courts and the varying judicial philosophies of judges into a major subject of this election season. So I'm on the side of both public opinion and, in this case, the late Justice Ginsburg, who expressed that wish. Released on Tuesday, James Fox's new documentary The Phenomenon, offers a historical inquiry into UFOs. As we said, Republican senators are hoping to push the confirmation through before the National Election Day, which is just weeks away, while some Democrats are saying the nomination is illegitimate and that they will not meet with President Trump's nominee, including Bob Casey, the senior senator from Pennsylvania. In a statement Thursday, Casey touted Biden as a fighter for the middle class who can beat President Donald Trump in Pennsylvania if Biden becomes the Democratic nominee. A large chunk of that $1.6 million has gone toward the campaign committees of six senators, who have received $100,000 or more from those seven companies’ PACs in the last decade. CASEY: Yeah. As we said, Republican senators are hoping to push the confirmation through before the National Election Day, which is just weeks away, while some Democrats are saying the nomination is illegitimate and that they will not meet with President Trump's nominee, including Bob Casey, the senior senator from Pennsylvania. The people who accused Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh of being a teenage gang rapist want you to believe they are just worried about the spread of COVID-19 at Judge Amy Coney Barrett's confirmation hearings. The victory made Casey the first Democrat to be elected to a third term in state history, as well as the first to win six statewide elections generally.