Be done without any precedent in the time at least ive been on this committee which is about 25 years. And its being done i guess to show power and push someone through really abrogate the value of hearings that this committee should treasure and respect so i very much hope this does not happen if theres no need for and is going to create a lot of bad will the doesnt need to be created. Today was the final day of confirmation hearings for judge Amy Coney Barrett judge barrett was not involved in todays hearings but it was still heated at times yes our washington correspondent Alexandra Limon joins us now live with details alexandra. And vicki good evening. And despite the opposition that we heard from Democratic Senators like senator feinstein there, the interactions between those senators and judge barrett were still pretty amicable all week long but today lawmakers did lose their patients with each other. Points. In the final day of hearings Democratic Senators continued to push agai
Live from dc with all the details. Hi alexandra. Hey vicky good evening throughout the week we saw the interactions between senators and judge barrett remain quite cordial. But today we did see lawmakers lose their patience with each other. Points. In the final day of hearings Democratic Senators continued to push against the nomination of judge Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court this is as sham democrats say republicans previously vowed not to move forward with filling Supreme Court seats in an Election Year louisiana senator john kennedy says he made no such promise you just accused me breaking my word i can. Name some names the record will confirm that the chairman. In fact made that. Commitment democrats pointed to statements made by senator Lindsey Graham and Senate Majority leader Mitch Mcconnell when republicans blocked the nomination of Merrick Garland in 2016, he said the American People should have a voice in the selection of their next Supreme Court justice Republican Ut