Senate Democrats were united in driving home one message in the opening day of Judge Amy Coney Barrett’s confirmation hearing that her confirmation could threaten the future of the Affordable Care Act. “Children like Myka,” Harris said—speaking about an 11-year-old Southern California girl who Harris showed in a photo next to her. Sen. Cory Booker, a Democrat from New Jersey, talked about constituents “Merritt and Michelle.”“They know what a future without the ACA looks like. Sen. Patrick Leahy, a Democrat from Vermont, said people in his state are afraid of what Barrett’s confirmation could mean for health care. They're scared that your confirmation would rip from them the very healthcare protections that millions of Americans have fought to maintain, and which Congress has repeatedly rejected eliminating,” Leahy said.

Source: CNN October 12, 2020 12:28 UTC