Senate Republicans Advance Barrett’s Supreme Court Nomination

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In a near-party-line vote Sunday, Senate Republicans advanced President Trump’s Supreme Court nominee, Judge Amy Coney Barrett, seen here on Capitol Hill on Wednesday. A final confirmation vote is set for Monday evening.

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«As vice president I’m president of the Senate. And I’m gonna be in the chair because I wouldn’t miss that vote for the world,» Pence said.

Democrats have pushed back against Pence’s plan in light of recent positive coronavirus testing of two top staffers in Pence’s orbit.

Democrats have also lambasted Trump and Republicans for moving forward with Barrett’s nomination so close to the election, especially when the Republican-led Senate in 2016 refused to hold hearings for then-President Barack Obama’s nominee, Merrick Garland, nearly eight months before that year’s election.