Washington (CNN) The Senate's top Democrat on Sunday called on Amy Coney Barrett to commit to recusing herself from a fast-approaching case on the fate of the Affordable Care Act should she be confirmed to the Supreme Court, one day before she will face the chamber's Judiciary panel for hearings. "For that reason, Judge Barrett should pledge to recuse herself from the case involving ACA a week after the election if she is confirmed." Schumer said Sunday that Barrett's record "is filled with evidence demonstrating the need for recusal." "In a 2017 law review article she suggested she (viewed) as illegitimate the Supreme Court decision that upheld large portions of ACA. "They want her on that court to hear the Affordable Care Act case on November 10, one week after the election, so that she can strike it down," she said.

Source: CNN October 11, 2020 16:58 UTC