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We talked earlier this week to senator chris coons from delaware. Are somewhere joined now with republican senator marsha blackburn. Good morning. Guest good to see you. Talk about what you have been told about how this process will work . The set up of the hearing submit heightened concerns about coronavirus . Two members on your side of the aisle on the Judiciary Committee testing positive . Guest we are going to continue with chairman blunt and Ranking Member amy klobuchar, the rules they put in place when covid started. There is an option for the committee to function in one of three ways. In person, virtual, or a hybrid number which gives individuals and witnesses, members and witnesses, the option of attending the hearing in person or virtually. We have had 125 hybrid hearings in the senate since this took place. 21 have been Judiciary Committee. That is the hybrid model, what we will use for the hearings next week. They begin on monday, they will finish on thursday. We will then
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Or listen on the free cspan radio app. Cspan, your unfiltered view of politics. We have been working here on cspan2 bringng our viewers conversations with members of the Senate Judiciary committee ahead of next weeks confirmation hearings for judge Amy Coney Barrett spread we talked earlier this week that senator chris coons the democrat from delaware. Were now joined by republican senator Marsha Blackburn,ac saturday good morning tong perrys good morning good to see a thank you. Good to see you before we get to the substance of the confirmation hearings, can you just talk about what you have been told about how this process will work . The setup of the hearings amid heightened concerns about coronavirus into members on your side of the aisle, now testing positive. Yes. We are going to continue with the rules committee, chairman blunts and Ranking Member Amy Klobuchar put in placement covid started. Which is, there is an option for the committee that can function one of three ways. In