Sen. Chris Coons said he was disappointed after President Biden made good on his veto threat. (Fox News Digital)
He then put the blame on House Republicans for the bill's ultimate failure, however, for voting on it after the 2024 election.
"Senator Young and I took pains to make this a nonpartisan process, structuring the JUDGES Act so that Congress could pass the bill before any of us – Republican or Democrat – knew who would occupy the White House in 2025 and therefore nominate the new federal judges," Coons said.
"The Senate did its part by passing the bill unanimously in August; the Republican-controlled House of Representatives, however, waited for election results before moving the bill forward. As a result, the White House is now vetoing this bill."
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The Senate passed the bill weeks after Vice President Kamala Harris took over for Biden as the Democratic Party nominee. (Will Oliver/EPA/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
The bill would have added 66 federal district judicial roles, spreading their creation out over more than 10 years to prevent a boon on new appointments for any one administration.
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At the time of its Senate passage, Democrats' morale was high after Biden ducked out of the 2024 race and was replaced by Vice President Kamala Harris.
It passed the Senate with unanimous consent, however, meaning no Republicans objected to the legislation's advancement.
Elizabeth Elkind is a politics reporter for Fox News Digital leading coverage of the House of Representatives. Previous digital bylines seen at Daily Mail and CBS News.
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