Indiana’s two senators come down where you’d expect on the question how quickly to confirm a new Supreme Court justice.
Democrat Joe Donnelly says the Senate should “do its job” and vote promptly on President Obama’s nominee to replace the late judge…
Donnelly added 11 months is too long for the Court to operate shorthanded. And he notes nothing in the Constitution says a president loses his appointment power in his final year in office.
Republican Senator Dan Coats senators should wait till a new president takes office in January.
Coats is retiring and won’t be around for a confirmation vote next year, but he says even if Hillary Clinton or Bernie Sanders wins the presidency in November, that shouldn’t guarantee a free pass for their nominee.