Thread by @PattyMurray

Speaking on the Senate floor to call out Senate Republicans for their unwavering support for President Trump’s efforts to remake the federal judiciary & rubberstamping his nominees—many of whom have no business sitting on the federal bench. #CourtsMatter twitter.com/i/broadcasts/1…

Senate Republicans are packing the court with hard-right, ideological picks like Lee Rudofsky. Rudofsky’s record includes:
➡️working to deny women access to repro health care
➡️arguing in favor of cutting Medicaid funding to @PPFA
➡️fighting against LGBTQIA+ equality

@PPFA Sarah Pitlyk is another judicial nominee who has worked throughout her career to limit access to a wide array of repro health care services, and she’s called birth control “evil” & a “grave moral wrong.” She’s far too ideological to sit on the federal bench. #StopPitlyk

@PPFA Steven Menashi has a disturbing history of disparaging comments against:
➡️women
➡️people of color
➡️immigrants, & more

He helped orchestrate @BetsyDeVosED's efforts to undermine protections for student borrowers who were cheated by predatory for-profit colleges. #StopMenashi

@PPFA When it comes to our courts, nothing is more important than ensuring we are sustaining a system people can trust—one that upholds our laws and seeks justice without bias, favor, or agenda.

I urge my colleagues to join me in rejecting Rudofsky, Pitlyk, & Menashi's nominations.