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class="field__item"><a href="tel:202-467-4999">202-467-4999</a></div> </div> </div> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-field-body field--type-text-long field--label-hidden field__item"><p><span class lang="EN-US"><strong>WASHINGTON, D.C. — </strong> As the Senate returns for its post-election lame duck session, People For the American Way President Svante Myrick released the following statement:</span><span class> </span></p><p><span class lang="EN-US">“The Senate must prioritize confirming President Joe Biden’s remaining judicial nominees before the new Congress is seated and the Trump administration takes control. We have an historic opportunity to finish the year strong by confirming all of President Biden’s remaining judicial nominees and surpassing the number of judges confirmed by Trump in his first term. President Biden’s nominees reflect America’s diversity and have dedicated their careers to serving the American people. Once confirmed, these fully-vetted nominees will serve as fair-mined, lifetime judges who will protect the rights of all of us–not just the rich and powerful–for decades to come. Given the challenges ahead, every single judge matters."</span><span class> </span></p><p><span class lang="EN-US"></span></p><p><span class lang="EN-US">As part of People For’s campaign aimed at resisting Project 2025 program, we’re redoubling our push to the Senate to confirm fair-minded judges before the end of the year, and we’re spotlighting the vital role fair-minded judges will play in the years to come:</span><span class> </span></p><p><span class lang="EN-US"></span></p><ul><li><span class lang="EN-US"></span><a href="https://www.peoplefor.org/confirming-fair-minded-judges"><span class lang="EN-US"><u>Confirming Fair-Minded Judges: We can’t afford to wait for justice. Senators must prioritize confirmations now!</u></span></a><span class lang="EN-US"></span><span class> </span></li><li><span class lang="EN-US"></span><a href="https://www.peoplefor.org/strengthen-our-courts-confirming-bidens-remaining-judges"><span class lang="EN-US"><u>Strengthen Our Courts by Confirming Biden’s Remaining Judges</u></span></a><span class lang="EN-US"></span><span class> </span></li><li><span class lang="EN-US"></span><a href="https://www.peoplefor.org/october-sees-important-biden-judge-votes-cases-consumers-rights-workers-rights-voting-and-more"><span class lang="EN-US"><u>October Sees Important Biden Judge Votes in Cases on Consumers’ Rights, Workers’ Rights, Voting and More</u></span></a><span class lang="EN-US"> </span><span class> </span></li></ul><p><span class lang="EN-US"></span><span class> </span></p><p><span class lang="EN-US"><strong>About Us </strong></span><span class lang="EN-US"></span><em><span class lang="EN-US">People For the American Way is a national progressive advocacy organization that inspires and mobilizes Americans to defend freedom, justice, and democracy from those who threaten to take them away. For more than four decades, we have been dedicated to making the promise of America real for everyone and have worked toward a vision of a vibrant America where basic rights and freedoms are upheld for all, not just the wealthy and the powerful. 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