Today Senate Republicans are “plowing right through” with two controversial circuit court nominees who have worked to restrict voting rights and strip health coverage for those with pre-existing conditions.
The White House announced it would nominate Chad Readler to the 6th Circuit on the same day Readler filed a brief arguing that the Affordable Care Act’s coverage of pre-existing conditions is unconstitutional.
Make no mistake: the Trump Administration wants to end the Affordable Care Act’s coverage for pre-existing conditions. The Readler nomination shows they really mean it.
The White House also nominated Eric Murphy, who is only 39 years old and has a lengthy record of litigating to restrict voting rights, LGBTQ rights, environmental regulations, and more, to the 6th Circuit.
The White House could have worked in a bipartisan way to pick consensus nominees. They didn’t. They are determined to stack the courts with nominees who have a record of ideological hostility to critical rights and protections.
