Schumer: Senate Must Not Fill Ginsburg Vacancy β€˜Until We Have a New President'

Schumer tweeted late Friday

Chuck Schumer
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Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., said Friday night that the Senate should not fill the vacancy left by Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg "until we have a new president."

"The American people should have a voice in the selection of their next Supreme Court Justice. Therefore, this vacancy should not be filled until we have a new president," he tweeted.

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