The Senate Judiciary Committee has opened the Supreme Court confirmation hearing for Ketanji Brown Jackson, the appellate court judge that President Joe Biden has tapped to replace Justice Stephen Breyer upon his upcoming retirement.
Monday's hearings began with opening statements from committee members, including chairman Dick Durbin, D-Illinois, and ranking member Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa.Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham said he was in favor of having the court"look more like America," and Democratic Sen. Patrick Leahy said that Jackson's nomination marked"a new page in the history of America — a good page.
Though Democrats have just a razor-thin margin in the Senate thanks to Vice President Kamala Harris' tiebreak vote, only 50 votes are needed to confirm Jackson to the high court. However, if no Republicans choose to vote for Jackson, every Democrat will need to support her nomination, and so far, moderate Democratic Sens. Joe Manchin and Kyrsten Sinema have yet to pledge their support for Jackson.
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