Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) has officially scheduled the hearings for Judge Amy Coney Barrett, President Donald Trump’s Supreme Court nominee, to begin on Oct. 12. According to Graham’s order, the hearings on Barrett’s Supreme Court nomination is scheduled for 9 a.m. on Oct. 12, and will continue through to Oct. 15. This has not departed from the timeline he announced in late September. The committee hearings will conclude with a vote to recommend Barrett’s confirmation to the full Senate where Republicans hold a 53-47 majority. Graham previously expressed confidence that Republicans would confirm the president’s next Supreme Court nominee.
Graham Officially Schedules Judge Amy Coney Barrett Hearings Starting Oct. 12