Judge Amy Coney Barrett “was slated to meet with nine GOP senators in her first foray to the Capitol since she was unveiled as Trump’s pick in a Rose Garden ceremony Saturday — visits that were largely ceremonial in nature and only publicly affirmed the near-unanimous Republican support for the appellate court judge,” the Washington Post reports.
“Meanwhile, behind the scenes, GOP officials were working at a rapid clip to move her nomination through the Senate Judiciary Committee, which had sent Barrett the usual nominee questionnaire on Sunday as lawyers and aides continued to vet her paperwork ahead of at least three days of confirmation hearings beginning Oct. 12.”
