Tom Cotton: Sick GOP Senators Will Be ‘Wheeled in’ to Personally Cast SCOTUS Vote; Senate Democrats Demand Delay in Amy Coney Barrett Hearing

By Breitbart. Senator Tom Cotton (R-AR) said that Judge Amy Coney Barrett’s Supreme Court confirmation would move forward despite three Republican senators having tested positive for coronavirus during this week’s broadcast of Fox News Channel’s “Sunday Morning Futures.” . .

Cotton remarked, “No doubt about it, Maria. Several of the senators who are in isolation right now would come out of isolation before those hearings begin. But the Senate Judiciary Committee has also conducted 20 hearings this year, that have either been in part or in whole virtual. Many Senate Democrats say couldn’t possibly do a virtual hearing or demanding throughout this year going back to March that all committees be conducted over Zoom or Webex or some other virtual hearing. So the hearing is going forward, no doubt in my mind starting a week from tomorrow, Maria and then on the Senate floor later this month. First off, I think every senator who currently tested positive or is in isolation will be back to work under normal conditions, as other senators have been as well, like Rand Paul or Tim Kane. But if that’s not the case, Maria, there is a long and venerable tradition of ill or medically infirmed senators being wheeled in to cast critical votes on the Senate floor.” (Read more from “Tom Cotton: Sick GOP Senators Will Be ‘Wheeled in’ to Personally Cast SCOTUS Vote (VIDEO)” HERE)

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Senate Democrats Demand Delay in Amy Coney Barrett Hearing Due to COVID-19

By New York Post. Senate Democrats on Sunday continued to press for postponing a hearing on President Trump’s Supreme Court nominee Judge Amy Coney Barrett — insisting the chamber is now too unsafe after three GOP senators tested positive for the coronavirus.

Addressing the infections of Sens. Ron Johnson of Wisconsin, Thom Tillis of North Carolina and Mike Lee of Utah, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer said that the “full exposure” of the Senate or Capitol Hill staff is still unknown.

“As we continue to learn of additional colleagues testing positive for COVID-19, it is increasingly clear that rushing Amy Coney Barrett’s hearing forward in the midst of a COVID outbreak in the White House and Senate would turn an illegitimate process into a reckless and dangerous one,” the New York Democrat said during a news conference in Manhattan.

McConnell has moved to delay Senate business until Oct. 19, but Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Lindsey Graham said his panel will begin hearings on Barrett by video on Oct. 12. (Read more from “Senate Democrats Demand Delay in Amy Coney Barrett Hearing Due to COVID-19” HERE)

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