Hyde-Smith and Espy disagree on Supreme Court

Mississippi Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith and her Democratic challenger Mike Espy are divided on the question of whether to fill the vacancy on the Supreme Court before the November election.

- - mississippi senator cindy - hyde-smith and her democratic - challenger mike espy are divide- on the question of whether to - fill the vacancy on the supreme- court before the november - election.

- with the death of supreme court- justice ruth bader- ginsberg, an open seat lies on- the nation's highest court.

- senate democrats and republican- are divided on the- topic- with senate majority - leader mitch mcconnell- pressing for a senate vote on - the nominee this year.- but, democrats are insisting to- hold off until after nov.

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Mcconnell set a - precedent in 2016 when the- - - - senate did not vote on presiden- barack obama's nominee.

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Hyde-smith says she is - expecting a vote in the senate- this- year.

- - "s/ us senator cindy hyde-smith / r - mississippi :21 - "i feel like the nomination wil come, and we will have- appropriate hearings, - and i think we will have a vote- on the senate floor.

The- american people - elected a republican senate, an- they elected a republican - president, and i think- that it is an appropriate time- to do this, and i have no - - - - problem moving forward- whatsoever with this."

S/ mike espy / democratic us- senate candidate :21- "we've got an election in 40 some odd days now, and, uh, thi- is a rush.

This is a power- grab.

I believe that we can wai- 40 days to see what the verdict- is going to be, so that - president will then be able to- nominate someone for this - lifetime appointment, - - - - and then the next senate would- have the ability to confirm."" - - - if confirmed by the senate, - president trump's nominee - could mean a 6-3 conservative - majority