Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell announced Saturday that the full Senate will not return until Oct. 19 — two weeks later than planned — but he also vowed that it would still move ahead with Amy Coney Barrett's Supreme Court nomination
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell announced Saturday that the full Senate will not return until Oct. 19 — two weeks later than planned — after three GOP senators tested positive for the coronavirus.
Still, the growing infection in the GOP ranks could be a problem. Three Republican senators announced positive coronavirus diagnoses in the past 24 hours, including one, Sen. Ron Johnson on Saturday morning. Two more GOP senators have said they are quarantining, which significantly narrows the GOP 53-member majority.
McConnell’s announcement comes on a chaotic Saturday in Washington, as several more members of President Donald Trump’s inner circle disclosed that they have tested positive, including his campaign manager Bill Stepien and former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie. Both had attended last weekend’s Rose Garden ceremony where Trump formally announced Barrett's nomination, which drew high-profile guests, including many GOP senators.
The Judiciary Committee is scheduled to begin four days of hearings for Barrett on Oct. 12, with Graham planning to hold a committee vote on Oct. 22.
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