Today's program looks at the third day of confirmation hearings for Judge Barrett. Plus, we look at the coronavirus overseas and extended voting in Virginia with Sabrina Moreno of the Richmond Times Dispatch (23).
Supreme Court Nominee Amy Coney Barrett returned for a second day of questions from members of the Senate Judiciary Committee. Each senator received 20 minutes to engage with Judge Barrett on a variety of legal topics.
Today's program looks at the third day of confirmation hearings for Judge Barrett. Plus, we look at the coronavirus overseas and extended voting in Virginia with Sabrina Moreno of the Richmond Times Dispatch (23).
Today's program looks at the third day of confirmation hearings for Judge Barrett. Plus, we look at the coronavirus overseas and extended voting in Virginia with Sabrina Moreno of the Richmond Times Dispatch (23).
Supreme Court Nominee Amy Coney Barrett returned for a second day of questions from members of the Senate Judiciary Committee. Each senator received 20 minutes to engage with Judge Barrett on a variety of legal topics.
Senate Judiciary Committee Chair Lindsey Graham (R-SC) spoke to reporters after the conclusion of the third day of the Supreme Court confirmation hearing for Judge Amy Coney Barrett. The chair echoed his closing statement in the hearing by saying the nominee was well-qualified for the Supreme Court and had been forthcoming in her answers to committee members on her judicial philosophy. Sen. Graham was asked if he regretted his statement in 2016 that the Senate should not consider a nominee in a presidential election year. "I was hoping that we wouldn't find ourselves where we are after Kavanaugh. As I said today, I think in normal times, she would have gotten a big vote. These are not normal times," he said.
Sens. Dick Durbin (D-IL) and Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) spoke to reporters after the conclusion of the third day of the Supreme Court confirmation hearing for Judge Amy Coney Barrett. The Democrats said the hearing should not have even taken place because of the timing of the proceedings during an ongoing presidential election, however, they said Chair Lindsey Graham (R-SC) was fair and ran the hearing well. Sen. Blumenthal said he believed Republicans were pushing forward with the nomination at this time because President Trump wanted to have his nominee seated on the Supreme Court ahead of any election disputes and to rule on an upcoming case involving the Affordable Care Act.
President Trump delivered remarks on the economy to a virtual gathering of the Economic Club of New York. He touted his administration's record on the economy and talked about its efforts to stimulate economic growth amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, and compared his policies to those of his 2020 Democratic challenger, Joe Biden. He also answered questions from economic club leaders in Florida and Washington, DC.
