Senate Votes 68 to 31 to Confirm Sonia Sotomayor to Supreme Court
Posted in Main Blog (All Posts) on August 7th, 2009 4:32 am by HL
Senate Votes 68 to 31 to Confirm Sonia Sotomayor to Supreme Court
The Senate, in a vote laden with history and partisanship, confirmed Sonia Sotomayor on Thursday as the 111th justice and the first Hispanic to serve on the U.S. Supreme Court.
Democrats Weigh the Calculus of Public Health Insurance
As Congress breaks for its August recess, the debate back home will center on Democratic proposals to create a government-run insurance option, which insurers and Republicans are casting as a step toward socialized medicine.
Clash of the Clunkers
It was a rather broad interpretation of the right to life.
Senate Roll Call on Sotomayor Vote
The f ollowing is the roll call by which the Senate confirmed Judge Sonia Sotomayor on a 68 to 31 vote to be the nation’s 111th Supreme Court justice.
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