On the recordOctober 22, 2020
this morning, the Judiciary Committee voted Amy Coney Barrett out in violation of its rules. The rules of the Judiciary Committee say, before you can vote a nominee to the floor, there must be two members of the minority. That has been obeyed by Democrats and Republicans for a very long time. I remember it in existence for all of the years I was on the Judiciary. Yet, typical of this Republican majority, when there were not two Democrats there, they just steamrolled the nominee through in violation of the rules. That has been typical. This whole thing has been a steamroller operation of one of the most important appointments we can all make--weeks before a Presidential election--of a nominee whose views, in the judgment of most Americans, are far away on healthcare, on reproductive rights, on labor unions, and on guns from where the average American is. It is a steamroller, and this was in violation of the rules, which is not surprising given this rush to judgment--given this maniacal desire to get this nominee through before Americans vote. It is in violation of the rules. Point of Order Mr. President, I make a point of order that the Barrett nomination should not be placed on the Executive Calendar because it was reported in violation of the rules of the Senate Judiciary Committee. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The nomination was reported in accordance with the Standing Rules of the Senate. The point of order is not sustained. Appeal Ruling of the Chair
