Judge Amy Connie Barrett held a series of meetings with Senate officials ahead of the hearings to approve her appointment • Among other things, she also met with Vice President Mike Pence
The candidacy of US President Donald Trump for the Supreme Court, Amy Connie Barrett, held a series of meetings with Republican senators on Capitol Hill tonight (Tuesday), ahead of the discussion of her nomination to Congress.
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Barrett met with the Republican majority chairman in the Senate, Senator Mitch McConnell, who has already announced his intention to lead a speedy approval process that will allow, he hopes, her official appointment to the Supreme Court before the presidential election in early November.
The judge, who has served on a federal appeals court in recent years, was also expected to meet last night with House Judiciary Committee chairman Republican Sen. Lindsay Graham, an associate of Trump who is expected to lead a committee chaired by Barrett's appointment.
In addition to McConnell and Graham, Barrett was scheduled to meet with a host of senior Republican senators, including Chuck Graysley of Iowa, Mike Krapo of Idaho, Corey Gardner of Colorado, Rick Scott of Florida, Ted Cruz of Texas, John Thun of South Dakota and Mae Lee. Utah.
"We are pleased to welcome Judge Barrett to begin the consultation process and approval of the Senate appointment," said McOnol, who met Barrett along with White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows and Vice President Mike Pence.