Blackburn criticizes Democrats in Barrett confirmation hearing
Sen. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tenn., makes an opening statement during the Senate Judiciary Committee confirmation hearing of President Donald Trump's Supreme Court nominee Judge Amy Coney Barrett on Monday, Oct. 12, 2020. (Greg Nash/Pool via AP)
The opening of hearings on the U.S. Supreme Court nominee included Democrats criticizing the timing of the nomination. Blackburn responded by calling the attacks on the process and Barrett as “paternalistic” and “disrespectful.”
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