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Mitch McConnell Announces All Previously-Scheduled Senate Floor Activity ‘Will Be Rescheduled Until After October 19’ – Except SCOTUS Confirmation Hearings

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Mitch McConnell Announces All Previously-Scheduled Senate Floor Activity ‘Will Be Rescheduled Until After October 19’ – Except SCOTUS Confirmation Hearings
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Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) announced Saturday that all previously-scheduled floor activity would be “rescheduled until after October 19th.”

His statement was tweeted by Voice of America Washington bureau chief Steve Herman. Bloomberg reporter Steven Dennis provided more context, adding that McConnell said the Supreme Court confirmation hearings for Trump nominee Amy Coney Barrett will continue as scheduled on October 12.

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