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The committee voted 12-10 all party lines in favor of Merriam, with one republican senator joining Democrats. The full Senate must vote to confirm Merriam and is expected to do so easily.
Even as Merriam was appeared at the Senate, the White House was running background checks on two prospective nominees for a third Connecticut seat on the circuit court - one a member of the state Supreme Court and a second a member of the Yale Law School.
The President is announcing five new federal judicial nominees, all of whom are extraordinarily qualified, experienced, and devoted to the rule of law and