The vote took place Wednesday and Garland is now the United States’ chief law officer.
Here are the twenty Republican senators who voted to confirm Garland, in alphabetical order by last name:
- Roy Blunt (MO)
- Richard Burr (NC)
- Shelley Capito (WV)
- Bill Cassidy (LA)
- Susan Collins (ME)
- John Cornyn (TX)
- Joni Ernst (IA)
- Lindsey Graham (SC)
- Chuck Grassley (IA)
- Jim Inhofe (OK)
- Ron Johnson (WI)
- James Lankford (OK)
- Mitch McConnell (KY)
- Jerry Moran (KS)
- Lisa Murkowski (AK)
- Rob Portman (OH)
- Mitt Romney (UT)
- Mike Rounds (SD)
- John Thune (SD)
- Thom Tillis (NC)
Notable GOP senators who voted against Garland’s confirmation included Tom Cotton, Ted Cruz, Josh Hawley, Mike Lee, Rand Paul, Marco Rubio, Ben Sasse, Rick Scott, Tim Scott, Pat Toomey, and Tommy Tuberville. Nineteen more joined them to vote “nay” as well.
Buckle up. Garland could be bad news for people like us. What were these twenty Republicans thinking?