Republicans erupted at a Senate Judiciary Committee meeting Thursday after Chair Richard J. Durbin blocked them from speaking about two judicial nominees ahead of roll call votes.
Partisan tensions were already high at the markup, since Democrats later would vote to authorize subpoenas related to a Supreme Court ethics investigation.
The Illinois Democrat, apparently irked by a Republican objection that led to a Senate parliamentarian ruling that wiped out Nov. 9 panel votes to advance the two nominees, called for roll call votes on those nominees.
