NEW YORK (1010 WINS) -- Judge Amy Coney Barrett’s Supreme Court confirmation hearing began Monday as the Republican-led Senate charged ahead to replace the late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg with President Donald Trump’s pick and cement the conservative court majority before Election Day.
Barrett is set to deliver her opening statement to the Senate Judiciary Committee where she will stress the the importance of faith and family in her life, according to a copy of the four-page statement released Sunday.
“I chose to accept the nomination because I believe deeply in the rule of law and the place of the Supreme Court in our Nation,” Barrett will say. “I believe Americans of all backgrounds deserve an independent Supreme Court that interprets our Constitution and laws as they are written.”
Addressing her faith, Barrett will say, "I believe in the power of prayer, and it has been uplifting to hear that so many people are praying for me."
Barrett will also speak about how she was influenced by the late Justice Antonin Scalia, a conservative, whose "judicial philosophy was straightforward: A judge must apply the law as written, not as the judge wishes it were."
The Senate Judiciary Committee hearings for Barrett will last through Thursday.