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Sen. Lisa Murkowski Reiterates Opposition To Confirmation Vote Before The Election

Murkowski is the second Senate Republican to announce that she will not support a vote on a nominee to fill the Supreme Court seat left empty by the death of Ruth Bader Ginsburg.
Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, wears a face covering during a committee hearing on June 30.

Republican Sen. Lisa Murkowski of Alaska said on Sunday that she will not support nominating a successor to Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg on the Supreme Court before the 2020 presidential election. The announcement

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