To: The United States Senate

Senate: Support "Fast Track" for Supreme Court Confirmation

Senators should support procedures for confirming President Obama's nominee for the Supreme Court similar to the "Fast Track" they passed for considering the Trans-Pacific Partnership agreement.

Why is this important?

Last June, the Senate approved "Fast Track" procedures for consideration of the Trans-Pacific Partnership [TPP] agreement, by a vote of 60 to 38. [1] 47 Republicans and 13 Democrats voted yes. [2] Under the legislation, once President Obama submits the TPP agreement to Congress, Congress must consider it under expedited (“Fast Track”) procedures, by which the bill can come to the floor without action by the leadership, and can receive a guaranteed up-or-down vote. [3]

Now, some of the same Republican Senators who voted for Fast Track for Big Pharma's TPP deal that "will make life-saving treatments unaffordable for those who need them most" [4] are saying there's no hurry to consider confirmation of President Obama's nominee for the Supreme Court. If it's left up to these Republican Senators, the "timetable" for confirming President Obama's Supreme Court nominee could be "never."

Urge the Senate to support "Fast Track" procedures for confirming President Obama's Supreme Court nomination, similar to the "Fast Track" procedures the Senate approved for considering the TPP, by signing our petition.

References:
1. http://www.nytimes.com/2015/06/25/business/trade-pact-senate-vote-obama.html
2. http://politics.nytimes.com/congress/votes/114/senate/1/219
3. https://fas.org/sgp/crs/misc/R43491.pdf
4. http://msfaccess.org/about-us/media-room/press-releases/there%E2%80%99s-still-time-stop-tpp-cutting-critical-lifeline-affordable-