The hearing will come back to order. Senator klobuchar. Klobuchar thank you very much, mr. Chairman. Hello, judge. I want to start out again by reminding our friends at home, people at home, that this isnt normal, we shouldnt be here right now. We are in the middle of a pandemic and people are sick. We are in the middle of an election and people are voting. And here we are, stuck in a nomination hearing. I know what my constituents care about, what they have been calling and writing me about. And that is they are afraid of losing their health care in the middle of the pandemic. Peoples lives depend on the Affordable Care act like steve, a senior from minnesota who has a heart condition and relies on his prescription medication. Emily from minneapolis, her mom was diagnosed with breast cancer. Janet from rochester whose brother has a mental illness. Or christie, a mom from bloomington whose daughter had a tumor. That is what is on the line. Health care is on the line and judge, that is
Company and the Public Service, and brought to you today by your television provider. Day three ofrom judge Amy Coney Barretts confirmation hearing. This includes lessons from senator klobuchar, codes, and on thought. Among others. Thank you. The hearing will come back to order. Senator klobuchar. Sen. Klobuchar thank you very much, mr. Chairman. Hello, judge. Judge barrett hi senator. Sen. Klobuchar hello. I want to start out again by reminding our friends at home, people at home, that this isnt normal. We shouldnt be here right now. We are in the middle of a pandemic, and people are sick. We are in the middle of an election, and people are voting. And yet here we are, stuck in a nomination hearing. I know what my constituents care about, what they have been calling and writing me about. And that is they are afraid of losing their health care in the middle of the pandemic. Peoples lives depend on the Affordable Care act like steve, a senior from minnesota who has a heart condition and
At this point in the age of covid, i think the senate has gotten pretty good at this. I think most of the senators are likely to be physically present. Some may participate in virtual interaction with judge barrett. And starting tomorrow, i think we are going to have a full, fair hearing and it will be an opportunity to consider judge barretts qualifications. I hope it does not go down the road it went last time. I hope we do not see Senate Democrats turning it into a political circus like they did with justice kavanaugh. I hope we do not see the kind of personal smears, smears directed her family, directed at her faith. If the discussions next week are about her record and jurisprudence and her fitness to be a judge, great. That is what the senate should be doing. If it becomes personal attacks, i very much hope the democrats refrain from doing that. The delay tactics of the democrats are not going to work. And i think we are going to see, by the way, some more procedural games and sh
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 begin the process of voting her from committee. We will take the final vote to move her to the
Nan aron talks about her groups opposition to her nomination. Later, former tennessee attorney general paul summers talks about his groups efforts to keep the Supreme Court to nine justices. Washington journal is next. Host at age 48, judge Amy Coney Barrett would be the youngest andeme Court Justice solidify the conservative members. Welcome to the first of four days of hearings beginning at 9 00 a. M. Eastern each day. We will get right to it with your thoughts on the nominee. Do you support or oppose judge Amy Coney Barrett . If you support the judge, 202 7488000. If you oppose, that line is 202 7488001. If you are unsure or undecided, the line is 202 7488002. You can send us a text as well, 202 7488003. And make sure you tell us your name and where you are texting from. On twitter, it is cspanwj. We welcome your posts at facebook. Com cspan. Just to lay out a little bit of the schedule for our coverage plans, as we mentioned, it is four days of hearings, getting underway today an a