Demonstrators supporting and opposing Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett gathered on Capitol Hill Monday as her confirmation hearings began, with health — from the coronavirus, to the Affordable Care Act and abortion — as a major focus.
On the first day of Senate hearings over the confirmation of Judge Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court, supporters and opponents of the confirmation confront each other in front of the Supreme Court.On the first day of Senate hearings over the confirmation of Judge Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court, supporters and opponents of the confirmation confront each other in front of the Supreme Court.
Critics argue that not only inverts Republicans' onetime logic about an election year opening on the high court, but flouts common sense in view of the ongoing pandemic. Protesters wore white coveralls and masks, some with signs that read,"In addition to criticizing what they called unnecessary risk to committee members and Capitol Hill staff, Democrats, citing an upcoming Supreme Court case on the Affordable Care Act.
U.S. Capitol Police say 21 people were arrested and charged with"crowding, obstructing, or incommoding," and one person was arrested and charged with unlawful conduct.
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