Supreme Court nominess Amy Coney Barrett and six of her seven children entered the US Capitol Building moments ago for the first day of her US Senate Judiciary Committee hearings.
Amy Comey Barrett’s youngest child with Down Syndrome stayed at home today.
Judge Barrett has just arrived in the hearing room. #SCOTUS pic.twitter.com/W5Ji1Bg0w1
— Shannon Bream (@ShannonBream) October 12, 2020
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Here is her opening statement for Monday.
NEW — Amy Coney Barrett’s opening statement. Notable line: “The policy decisions and value judgments of government must be made by the political branches elected by and accountable to the People. The public should not expect courts to do so, and courts should not try.” pic.twitter.com/Uvuqlgn4km
— Seung Min Kim (@seungminkim) October 11, 2020