Republicans, Democrats Clash at Confirmation Hearing for Amy Coney Barrett
Senators clashed over confirming Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court at hearings that commenced on Monday, with Republicans citing what they called her commitment to the rule of law and Democrats warning that the Affordable Care Act would be endangered by the nominee’s addition to a court already tilted toward conservatives.
In a proceeding that featured hand sanitizer, masks and some senators appearing remotely, Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Lindsey Graham (R., S.C.) recognized the dug-in positions of most, if not all, of his committee colleagues: “This is probably not about persuading each other,” Mr. Graham said. “All Republicans will vote yes, all Democrats will vote no.”
Republicans and Democrats made pointed arguments from the outset, with Democrats unifying around a strategy of focusing on the 2010 health-care law, an issue that helped them in the last midterm elections, and...