Sen. Whitehouse Urges Republicans to ‘Stand Up’ to the Supposed ‘Big Donors’ Pushing Barrett’s Confirmation

Sen. Whitehouse Urges Republicans to ‘Stand Up’ to the Supposed ‘Big Donors’ Pushing Barrett’s Confirmation

Rhode Island Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse managed to insert his war on “dark money” into his statement at Judge Amy Coney Barrett’s hearing.

Whitehouse claimed his constituents view Barrett’s confirmation as a “judicial torpedo.”

Rhode Island Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse: "My constituents want you, my colleagues, members of the Republican Party, to stand up for once to Mitch McConnell and to the big donors who are driving this process, and for the sake of regular people say, 'Stop'" https://t.co/uScvfX9o80 pic.twitter.com/MIBUQcRElD

— CBS News (@CBSNews) October 12, 2020

From NBC News:

Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-R.I., said in his opening statement that he hopes Republicans consider that health care coverage is at stake in this confirmation process, as millions of people are relying on the Affordable Care Act during the coronavirus pandemic.

Whitehouse said that Rhode Islanders are “calling, writing, emailing, tweeting me by the thousands asking me to say ‘no’ to this nominee mostly because they see as a judicial torpedo aimed at their essential protections.”

“My constituents want you, my colleagues, members of the Republican Party, to stand up for once to Mitch McConnell and to the big donors who are driving this process, and for the sake of regular people, say ‘stop,'” he said.

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