'Doubt It'll Change Any Minds': Senate Goes Through Partisan Motions For SCOTUS

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🗓️ 12 October 2020

⏱️ 15 minutes

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Summary

Republican Lindsey Graham said even though views were set, the hearings for Amy Coney Barrett's Supreme Court nomination are important. Republicans pushed back against attacks on her faith that have yet to materialize, while Democrats suggested that Barrett would be the end of the Affordable Care Act in the United States.

This episode: White House correspondent Tamara Keith, congressional correspondent Kelsey Snell, and national justice correspondent Carrie Johnson.

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0:00.0	This is Michelle.
0:02.0	And Mia.
0:03.0	Calling from
0:04.0	Sydney, Australia.
0:06.0	Where I just put my mail in ballot in the post box.
0:10.0	This podcast was recorded at
0:14.0	2.31 pm on Monday, October 12.
0:18.0	Things may have changed by the time you hear this,
0:20.0	but will still be addicted to American politics.
0:24.0	Enjoy the shower!
0:26.0	Ah!
0:28.0	Oh my gosh, I love it when little kids have the accents for
0:32.0	wherever they were raised.
0:34.0	It's adorable.
0:36.0	Hey there, it's the NPR Politics Podcast.
0:38.0	I'm Tamer Keith. I cover the White House.
0:40.0	I'm Kelsey Snal, I cover Congress.
0:42.0	And I'm Carrie Johnson, National Justice Correspondent.
0:44.0	The confirmation hearings for Judge Amy Coney Barrett's
0:48.0	nomination to the Supreme Court began today in the Judiciary Committee
0:52.0	with opening statements, both from committee members, and
0:54.0	eventually from the nominee herself.
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