Senate Confirms Rao to Succeed Kavanaugh on DC Circuit Court
Confirmed Neomi Rao - DC Circuit Court |
The vote to confirm Neomi Rao to the appellate court was entirely along party lines, with Sen. Patty Murray, D-Wash., not voting.
“I just voted to confirm Senate Confirms Rao to Succeed Kavanaugh on DC Circuit Court to the D.C. Circuit Court,” Sen. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tenn., tweeted after casting her vote. “In my visits with Ms. Rao, I was impressed by her expertise, preparation, and diligence.”
Rao, 45, is an Indian-American who previously served as the administrator of the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, an office within the Office of Management and Budget focused on regulatory review.
She also formerly taught structural constitutional law, administrative law, and legislation and statutory interpretation at the Antonin Scalia Law School at George Mason University and is a former intern at The Heritage Foundation.
“Thank you, Leader McConnell, for standing up to Senate Democrats’ bullying tactics and spearheading Neomi Rao’s confirmation,” Carrie Severino, chief counsel and policy director of the Judicial Crisis Network, said in a statement. Sen. Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., is the Senate majority leader.
Rao came under fire from liberal activists seeking to derail her nomination to the court by attacking pieces she wrote in college that criticized irresponsible drinking and calling race a “hot, money-making issue,” as The Daily Signal previously reported.
“Rao’s experience and intellect make her uniquely qualified to fill Justice Kavanaugh’s shoes on the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals,” Severino said. “Rao will fairly apply the law and honor the Constitution; she’ll be a phenomenal judge serving on one of our nation’s highest courts.”
Many Democrats were vocal in their opposition of Rao, among them Sen. Patrick Leahy, D-Vt., who tweeted Wednesday that she “was nominated by Pres. Trump for ONE REASON: her lifelong mission to ‘get rid of regulation.’ Even if it means polluting our clean air, denying access to healthcare, & undermining victims’ rights.”
When we were considering Justice Kavanaugh’s nomination, people said they didn’t want a rubber stamp for Pres Trump’s agenda—but Republicans jammed through his nomination. With Neomi Rao’s confirmation to fill Kavanaugh’s seat, Republicans ignored these concerns once again.— Senator Patty Murray (@PattyMurray) March 13, 2019
Judges must be independent and impartial. They also must be empathetic and understand the people whose lives and livelihoods can be deeply impacted by the decisions that they make. Neomi Rao fails these tests and I will vote NO. pic.twitter.com/VDNk53pfho— Sen. Maggie Hassan (@SenatorHassan) March 13, 2019
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Rachel del Guidice (@LRacheldG)is a reporter for The Daily Signal. She is a graduate of Franciscan University of Steubenville, Forge Leadership Network, and The Heritage Foundation’s Young Leaders Program.
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