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White House Press Secretary Sarah Sanders immediately responded to Sen. Susan Collins' "yes" vote on Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh, thanking her for her decision. 

"Thank you @SenatorCollins for standing by your convictions and doing the right thing to confirm Judge Kavanaugh."

Go deeper: Collins, Manchin to vote "yes" on Kavanaugh

White House praises Susan Collins for "yes" vote on Kavanaugh

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White House Press Secretary Sarah Sanders immediately responded to Sen. Susan Collins&#x27; &quot;yes&quot; vote on Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh, thanking her for her decision. <blockquote>&quot;Thank you @SenatorCollins for standing by your convictions and doing the right thing to confirm Judge Kavanaugh.&quot;</blockquote><cite>— <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="Sanders via Twitter" data-vars-click-url="https://twitter.com/PressSec/status/1048301867929915392" data-vars-content-id="67af51ab-90d5-44fc-a265-dfb3d4fa2782" data-vars-headline="White House praises Susan Collins for &quot;yes&quot; vote on Kavanaugh" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://twitter.com/PressSec/status/1048301867929915392" target="_blank">Sanders via Twitter</a></cite>Go deeper: <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="Collins" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/susan-collins-vote-yes-kavanaugh-acfe4d72-02a2-474a-878c-e3900e1738c1.html" data-vars-content-id="67af51ab-90d5-44fc-a265-dfb3d4fa2782" data-vars-headline="White House praises Susan Collins for &quot;yes&quot; vote on Kavanaugh" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/susan-collins-vote-yes-kavanaugh-acfe4d72-02a2-474a-878c-e3900e1738c1.html" target="_self">Collins</a>, <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="Manchin" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/manchin-a-yes-on-kavanaugh-79c8a446-6897-402e-a05f-1c5f93c04ade.html" data-vars-content-id="67af51ab-90d5-44fc-a265-dfb3d4fa2782" data-vars-headline="White House praises Susan Collins for &quot;yes&quot; vote on Kavanaugh" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/manchin-a-yes-on-kavanaugh-79c8a446-6897-402e-a05f-1c5f93c04ade.html" target="_self">Manchin</a> to vote &quot;yes&quot; on Kavanaugh

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