Sen. Eric Schmitt, R-Mo., on Tuesday released a statement applauding the confirmation of Maria Lanahan to serve as judge for the Eastern District of the “Show Me State.”
The Senate voted 53-45 with two members not voting to confirm Lanahan, the principal deputy solicitor general of Missouri, to confirm her nomination to serve on the federal bench.
Lanahan has come under fire from progressive groups, including Reproductive Freedom for All, for her defense of anti-abortion measures such as a proposal to end Medicaid funding for Planned Parenthood in Missouri and her comments about mifepristone.
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