1) The Judiciary Cmte has now had 2 significant delays due to audio issues. This COULD create a domino effect as it pertains to the timing of her potential confirmation.
2) There’s nothing that says they have to record the hearing or have amplified audio in the hearing room or for media/public.
3) But this is complicated by the fact that for the pandemic, some senators are beaming in remotely. Plus, in order to keep the numbers lower in the room, some senators are listening/watching the hearing back in their offices.
4) However, if they continue to have problems with the audio, and the committee has a problem fixing it, this could jeopardize the committee finishing with Barrett today so they can have the first “markup” of her nomination tomorrow.
5) We just expect a lot of protestations from Democrats tomorrow. They won’t actually consider the nomination tomorrow to advance it to the floor. By rule, Democrats can ask for a one-week delay, which they will request.
6) That puts the TRUE markup of the nomination (where the committee actually votes to send the nomination to the floor) on October 22.
7) Any delay at all really starts to mess with the “scheduled" markup,” slated for tomorrow, the true markup on October 22, and thus, actually debating and voting on the nomination on the Senate floor before November 3.
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