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Amy Coney Barrett's SCOTUS nomination hearing begins

2020/10/12
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VB in the Middle

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As the Senate Judiciary Committee begins its confirmation hearings for Judge Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court, what's with all the grandstanding in the senators' "opening statements"? Is Sen. Ben Sasse right to scold the committee for confusing the nation's 8th grade civics class students? What's with all the fearmongering over the Affordable Care Act? Finally, as Joe Biden continues to dodge questions on court packing, the name of Sen. Mitt Romney seems to escape him.