Snowe and Collins on Kagan

With the confirmation hearings scheduled for June 28, Elena Kagan is making her rounds on the hill and meeting with key Senate votes. Last week she met with Senator Snowe; after the meeting, Snowe commented that, Kagan “certainly has the qualifications, and certainly has, I think, the balance in her approach — at least so far — but I’d like to wait and see.” Collins met with the nominee the previous week, and as Politico reported, she commented that, “At this point, I do not see the extraordinary circumstances that I view as a standard to determine whether to filibuster a nominee.” Very positive news from our two Senators! Last year, the Senators made up two of the seven Republicans that voted for Kagan as Solicitor General – in no way does this guarantee that they will vote for her for Supreme Court, but it is a good sign none the less.

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