![]() ![]() ![]() Mike Lee, R-Utah, called the boycott “a walkout on the American people.”īut Democrats on the committee insisted the Republicans were rushing the nomination to tip the court even further to the right. John Cornyn, R-Texas, pointing out the posters at the Democrats’ desks. “Rather than show up and do their job, they continue the theater,” said Sen. Republican senators ridiculed the Democratic boycott as election-year antics. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, said the court fight will be perhaps the “single most important accomplishment” of Trump’s presidency. Barrett declined to say whether she would withdraw from participating in such cases. Trump has said he wants a judge seated in time to hear any potential disputes arising from the upcoming election. She was asked about her approach to legal questions surrounding abortion access, gay marriage and the nation’s tradition of a peaceful transfer of presidential power. “We did it.”īarrett, an appellate court judge from Indiana, appeared for three days before the committee last week, batting back Democrats’ questions. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., the committee chairman. “This is a groundbreaking, historic moment,” said Sen. All Democrats are expected to oppose Barrett’s confirmation. With Republicans holding a 53-47 majority in the Senate, Trump’s pick for the court is almost certain to be confirmed. Unable to stop the confirmation, Democrats have been trying unsuccessfully to stall the process so the winner of the White House race could name the new nominee. “Democrats will not lend a single ounce of legitimacy to this sham vote,” he said. Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer of New York said the Senate’s Republican majority “is conducting the most rushed, most partisan and the least legitimate nomination to the Supreme Court in our nation’s history.” The protesters drowned out Democratic senators who had called a news conference to decry what they called a “sham” confirmation process. Some dressed as handmaids, a reference to Barrett’s role in a conservative religious group that once called high-ranking women members “handmaids.” Other demonstrators had “#SupportAmy” signs. I hope that they’ll end it,” Trump said in comments released Thursday by the White House before the interview airs Sunday.Īs the Senate committee met, protesters, some shouting “Stop the confirmation!” demonstrated outside the Capitol across the street from the Supreme Court. ![]() The court is set to hear a Trump-backed case against the health overhaul on Nov. But Trump told CBS’ “60 Minutes” that “it will be so good” if the court puts an end to the law. Republicans have bristled at Democrats’ claim that the Obama-era health law, known as “Obamacare,” is in jeopardy if Barrett joins the court. That could open a new era of rulings on abortion access, gay marriage and even the results of this year’s presidential election. “Big day for America,” Trump tweeted after the committee vote.īarrett, 48, would lock a 6-3 conservative court majority for the foreseeable future. ![]() Senators plan to convene a rare weekend session before a final confirmation vote expected Monday. No-show Democrats left behind posters at their desks of Americans they say have benefited from the Affordable Care Act, now being challenged at the high court. All 12 Republicans on the committee voted in favor of Barrett, a conservative judge. ![]()
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