Durbin: Senate Dems Can ‘Slow’ the Process of Confirming SCOTUS Nominee Amy Coney Barrett

STEPHANOPOULOS And Sen Durbin ░░░░░░░░ want to begin where ░░░░░░░░ what Jon Karl was ░░░░░░░░ about He said he ░░░░░░░░ spoken with Democrats trying ░░░░░░░░ say you all have ░░░░░░░░ procedural silver bullet to ░░░░░░░░ this beyond the election ░░░░░░░░ that true DURBIN That ░░░░░░░░ true And there have ░░░░░░░░ two Republicans who have ░░░░░░░░ out already Senators Murkowski ░░░░░░░░ Collins that said they ░░░░░░░░ t support this procedure ░░░░░░░░ the election If two ░░░░░░░░ decide during the course ░░░░░░░░ the debate to stand ░░░░░░░░ and take the same ░░░░░░░░ then we could have ░░░░░░░░ different timing perhaps a ░░░░░░░░ outcome STEPHANOPOULOS But what ░░░░░░░░ I read a piece ░░░░░░░░ Adam Jentleson who s ░░░░░░░░ top staffer for Harry ░░░░░░░░ earlier this week He ░░░░░░░░ Democrats could gum up ░░░░░░░░ in the Senate They ░░░░░░░░ systematically deny unanimous consent ░░░░░░░░ meet They could have ░░░░░░░░ series of quorum calls ░░░░░░░░ s not good enough ░░░░░░░░ I know Adam I ░░░░░░░░ Adam and respect him ░░░░░░░░ he s wrong We ░░░░░░░░ slow it down perhaps ░░░░░░░░ matter of hours maybe ░░░░░░░░ at the most but ░░░░░░░░ can t stop the ░░░░░░░░ What we should do ░░░░░░░░ to address this now ░░░░░░░░ But understand the context ░░░░░░░░ Senator Mitch McConnell who ░░░░░░░░ find no time to ░░░░░░░░ the negotiating on the ░░░░░░░░ relief package that we ░░░░░░░░ to put together for ░░░░░░░░ pandemic facing our country ░░░░░░░░ the unemployed people for ░░░░░░░░ businesses Senator McConnell refused ░░░░░░░░ attend those meetings didn ░░░░░░░░ have time to do ░░░░░░░░ And yet when this ░░░░░░░░ occurred he dropped everything ░░░░░░░░ we re going hell ░░░░░░░░ on getting this done ░░░░░░░░ the election And a ░░░░░░░░ thing of course he ░░░░░░░░ to reverse the position ░░░░░░░░ took four years ago ░░░░░░░░ that we should wait ░░░░░░░░ the next president to ░░░░░░░░ the vacancy and then ░░░░░░░░ as his caucus marched ░░░░░░░░ one after the other ░░░░░░░░ down at their shoes ░░░░░░░░ said We ve changed ░░░░░░░░ mind too We now ░░░░░░░░ with Senator McConnell.’”