Senate Judiciary Committee Republicans scheduled a vote for next week on Judge Amy Coney Barrett‘s Supreme Court nomination.
The panel will vote on Barrett’s nomination on Oct. 22 at 1 p.m. under a schedule offered by Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Lindsey Graham(R-S.C.).
Barrett’s nomination was on the Judiciary Committee’s agenda for the first time on Thursday morning, but was widely expected to be held until Oct. 22. Under committee rules, any one senator can request that a nomination be delayed a week, and they routinely are. Continue reading.