Vice President Mike Pence will not command Monday’s Senate vote to confirm Judge Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court.
Pence is currently on the campaign trail and is arranged to make a stop in Minnesota on Monday in spite of an outbreak of coronavirus cases among individuals in the vice president‘s inner circle over the weekend.
Five cases of the coronavirus were reported amongst the vice president’s close associates on Saturday, including Pence’s chief of staff, Marc Short. Pence and his wife Karen both tested unfavorable for the coronavirus on Saturday.
Pence aides informed several outlets that he will not preside as Senate president over Barrett’s confirmation vote after Senate Democrats sounded the alarm that his attendance would amount to a health danger for other members.
” Not just would your presence in the Senate Chamber tomorrow be a clear offense of Centers for Illness Control and Prevention guidelines, it would also be an infraction of common decency and courtesy,” Senate Democrats consisting of Minority Leader Chuck Schumer composed Monday in a letter to Pence, adding that his presence is “is not a threat worth taking.”
In the event of a tie, Pence would cast the tie-breaking vote to confirm Barrett. Republicans appear to have 52 Republican votes in favor of her confirmation to the high court. The only Republican anticipated to vote against Barrett is Senator Susan Collins of Maine.
The confirmation vote is expected to take place around 7 p.m. Monday night and President Trump is arranged to swear Barrett in quickly thereafter in an outside ceremony at the White Home.
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