Senators Make Opening Statements As SCOTUS Nominee Jackson’s Hearing Marathon Begins

March 21, 2022
WASHINGTON, DC - MARCH 17: U.S. Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
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March 21, 2022

After weeks of traipsing to various Senate offices to meet lawmakers one-on-one, Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson will appear before the Senate Judiciary Committee Monday for the start of a multi-day hearing marathon.

Day one should be relatively low-key — committee members, individuals introducing Jackson and Jackson herself will deliver opening statements. The speeches may provide a roadmap of where lawmakers intend to go in the next couple days of questioning.

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After weeks of traipsing to various Senate offices to meet lawmakers one-on-one, Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson will appear before the Senate Judiciary Committee Monday for the start of a multi-day hearing marathon.

Day one should be relatively low-key — committee members, individuals introducing Jackson and Jackson herself will deliver opening statements. The speeches may provide a roadmap of where lawmakers intend to go in the next couple days of questioning.

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    GoP Senator: “Can’t you see that this woman is a ni*”
    slamming of door

  2. Does Senator Durbin really think that Hawley or any other Republicans from McConnell down to the base voter will allow themselves to be confused by the facts?

  3. Grassley is an originalist/textualist? Good lord.

  4. He can’t help when he was born… :crazy_face:

  5. Grassley is putting the room to sleep.

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