ADAD“We are all agreed on two starting points: One is the importance of the Affordable Care Act,” Sen. Richard J. Durbin (Ill.), the No. are expected to lead the charge to defend Barrett if Republicans hear comments from Democrats veer remotely near her Catholicism and personal religious views. Adding to the tension is that several people who attended the White House event where Trump introduced Barrett have contracted the coronavirus, leading some to call it a superspreader event. He said in an interview on Fox News on Sunday that he was tested last week and was negative for the virus. ”A team of lawyers from the Justice Department, as well as White House counsel Pat A. Cipollone and deputy counsel Kate Comerford Todd, have led mock hearings to help prepare Barrett for the hours of questioning this week, according to a White House official.

Source: Washington Post October 11, 2020 22:21 UTC