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Discusses the 25th amendment and continuity of government plans. We also take your calls. You can join the conversation on facebook and twitter. Washington journal is next. Host good morning. It is monday, october 5. This is a live shot to walter reed in bethesda, maryland, where President Trump is receiving treatment for covid19. While his medical team indicated he could be released to the white house as early as today, mixed messaging over the weekend from his staff and attending physician, and new information yesterday about his treatment regime. So this morning, we will take your calls about your level of confidence in the information the American Public has received since the president tested positive for the coronavirus. Do you trust what we are being told about his health . If you do, 2027488000 is the number. If you do not, 2027488001. F you are unsure, 2027488002 you can send us a text, 3. 2748800 include your name and where you are from. Or catch up with us on facebook or twi
Impact the president s diagnosis and two members of the Senate Judiciary committees diagnosis will have on her Supreme Court nomination. Guest so far, according to the chairman of the Judiciary Committee, senator Lindsey Graham, no effect at all. Full steam ahead. Hearings will Begin Next Week as he has announced. The committee put out a fact howt last night, explaining many hearings they have had so far. Some members have participated remotely. The anticipation from Republican Leadership is to move as quickly as possible to attempt to confirm judge merrick judge barrett before the election. We will find out if perhaps something comes up. Democrats on the committee have been demanding that the hearings take place in person, they say. They are also saying that it is too dangerous to have but they do not have the votes to enforce that if the republicans stick together. Host you talk about having the votes. If multiple republican senators cannot be in the room for a Committee Confirmation
On cspan2. Your familiar with wall street Journal Supreme Court correspondent joining us. On the opening date of the new term of the Supreme Court. But before we get to that, just give us an update on judge hope hicks confirmation timeline and what impacts the presence diagnoses into members of the Senate Judiciary committee diagnosis will have on judge Amy Coney Barrett Supreme Court domination so far the chairman no affected all. Posting ahead. The begin next week. That he is announced 40 the committee put out a fact sheet last night. Claiming how any hearings theyve had so far. Wereey some members at a participated remotely so intentionally right now from the Republican Leadership is to continue moving as quicklyci as possible to attempt to confirm judge Amy Coney Barrett before the election. We have not heard any change there. I think we will find out if perhaps something comes up to delay the democrats on the committee. Demanding that they hearings take place in person they say. A
Wolf. Today we are meeting to consider the nomination of acting secretary of Homeland Security chad wolf to be the confirmed secretary of department of Homeland Security, which is an enormous task. I truly appreciate anybody who is willing to undertake such enormous responsibility. I would ask my written opening remarks be enter into the record without objection well do that. Ill just keep this short because i know we have time constraints here. But a quick description of what enormous challenge this is. The secretary of Homeland Security manages 240,000 people in the department, the responsibilities for Homeland Security are vast. Start with the federal Emergency Management agency deals with hurricanes and wild fires and now covid amongst many other responsibilities. Border security a huge issue. Weve not fixed that problem, not by a long stretch, but thiS Administration done a good job of stopping the out of control illegal entry that we are experiencing over a year ago. This agency