The Republican-controlled Senate returns this month in a high-stakes gamble: Three members tested positive for the coronavirus as the Senate is moving full steam ahead to confirm a new justice to the Supreme Court.
Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Wis., one of the GOP senators to test positive, recently underscored his party’s determination to wrap up the confirmation process for Judge Amy Coney Barrett, President Trump’s nominee for the Supreme Court. Johnson says he’s ready to vote on the Senate floor for Barrett — infected or not.
“I’ve already told leadership, I’ll go in a moon suit,” Johnson told a radio talk show on Denver-based 630 KHOW.
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