Kagan confirmed by Senate Judiciary Committee
July 20, 2010
Washington, D.C.: This morning, the Senate Judiciary Committee convened to give members a chance to express their final views on the nomination of Elena Kagan to the U.S. Supreme Court and ultimately, to vote on the confirmation.
As assumed, the votes followed partisan politics, with one exception. Senator Lindsay Graham, a Republican from South Carolina voted in favor of Kagan's confirmation, reading aloud from Federalist Paper No. 6 by Alexander Hamilton to make his case. To view Graham's full speech, click here.
The final vote was 13 votes in favor of confirmation, with 6 against. In favor were: Charles Leahy, Herb Kohl, Dianne Feinstein, Russ Feingold, Arlen Spector, Charles Schumer, Dick Durbin, Benjamin Cardin, Sheldon Whitehouse, Amy Klobuchar, Ted Kaufman, Al Franken and Lindsey Graham. Opposed were: Jeff Sessions, Orrin Hatch, Charles Grassley, John Cornyn, Jon Kyl, and Tom Coburn.[1]
From here, the full Senate will vote on Kagan's confirmation, which is expected to occur before the Senate departs for its August recess.[2]
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