.GStephanopoulos: “You have no problem with the idea a president nominating someone 38 days before an election would then have that person sit in judgement of the very election?” Sen. Lee: Barrett recusing herself from an election matter is “up to her.'
"Judge Barrett was confirmed to the circuit court three years ago by a bipartisan vote. Her qualifications are unsurpassed," Trump said during the announcement."Unsurpassed, and her record is beyond reproach. This should be a straightforward and prompt confirmation.". Senate Judiciary Chairman Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., said that hearings would begin Monday, Oct.12, and that he hoped the nomination would be out of committee by Oct. 26, a timeline that Democrats have criticized.
Sen. Dick Durbin pays his respects as Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg lies in repose under the Portico at the top of the front steps of the U.S. Supreme Court building in Washington, Sept. 23, 2020.ABC's Powerhouse Politics Podcast"It is possible, and I put that in quotes and underline it, that some other Republican senators will have second thoughts as this progresses, but at this point it doesn't look very promising," he added.
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