Watch: Schumer Says Supreme Court Vacancy Shouldn’t Be Considered in Election Year

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Watch: Schumer Says Supreme Court Vacancy Shouldn’t Be Considered in Election Year

By Thomas McKinless

Posted June 27, 2018 at 8:50pm

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Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer reminded Majority Leader Mitch McConnell about his own statements in 2016 about court vacancies not being decided in election years. Watch for Schumer in his own words.

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