Top Democrat torches Biden for vetoing bill that Senate voted unanimously to pass | 24 Dec 2024 | A top ally of Joe Biden is "disappointed" after he vetoed a bill that would have increased the number of federal judges currently serving. Sen. Chris Coons, D-Del., who served as a campaign co-chair for both of Biden's recent presidential campaigns, stressed that he and his Republican colleague Sen. Todd Young, R-Ind., kept bipartisanship top of mind when crafting the bill. Republicans in turn have accused Biden of making threats to veto the bill -- which he issued two days before the House voted on it -- to avoid giving President-elect Trump new roles to fill. 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. At the time of its Senate passage, Democrats' morale was high after Biden ducked out of the 2024 race and was replaced by Kamala Harris.