The Senate Judiciary Committee begins confirmation hearings Monday for Amy Coney Barrett, President Trump’s nominee to fill the vacancy on the Supreme Court left after the death last month of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg.
Senate Democrats oppose moving forward with the confirmation process since the election is weeks away, pointing out that Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., blocked action on then-President Barack Obama’s pick for a vacancy ahead of the 2016 election. McConnell insists that voters elected the president and a Republican majority to confirm judicial nominees and that this situation is different.
Senate Republicans agree with McConnell’s plan, and he has the votes needed to confirm Barrett before Election Day — barring any vetting issue.
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