Stated position
As lead Senate sponsor of the Judiciary Act, committed to expanding the U.S. Supreme Court by adding four seats to create a 13-justice Court.
Stated position. What this official has said they believe on this issue — a sourced claim, shown distinctly from any assessment of what they did. It is never scored and never affects the Integrity Score.
Derived from a tracked promise: “As lead Senate sponsor of the Judiciary Act, committed to expanding the U.S. Supreme Court by adding four seats to create a 13-justice Court…”
Sources
- Office of U.S. Senator Ed Markeyhttps://www.markey.senate.gov/news/press-releases/05/16/2023/sen-markey-rep-johnson-announce-legislation-to-expand-supreme-court-restore-its-legitimacy-alongside-sen-smith-reps-bush-and-schiff ↗
“It is time we expand the Court.”