Senators disagreed over whether it’s appropriate to ask nominees about religious affiliations, at a hearing for federal appeals court nominee Peter Phipps Wednesday.
President Donald Trump nominated Phipps to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit. Phipps has been a district judge at the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania since October.
Sen. Ben Sasse (R-Neb.) noted that Phipps is a member of the Knights of Columbus, a Catholic fraternal organization, while criticizing Democrats for asking other nominees about their membership in the group and implying it “might be disqualifying for the bench.”
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