GOP-led Senate panel advances Barrett despite Dems' boycott
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., and Democratic members of the Senate Judiciary Committee hold a news conference after boycotting the vote by the Republican-led panel to advance the nomination of Judge Amy Coney Barrett to sit on the Supreme Court, Thursday, Oct. 22, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., and Democratic members of the Senate Judiciary Committee hold a news conference after boycotting the vote by the Republican-led panel to advance the nomination of Judge Amy Coney Barrett to sit on the Supreme Court, Thursday, Oct. 22, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Oct. 22, 2020 10:19 AM EDT
Sen. Mike Lee, R-Utah, left, speaks with Chairman Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., during a Senate Judiciary Committee Executive Business meeting, including the nomination of Amy Coney Barrett to serve as an associate justice on the Supreme Court of the United States, Thursday, Oct. 22, 2020, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (Caroline Brehman/Pool via AP)

Sen. Mike Lee, R-Utah, left, speaks with Chairman Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., during a Senate Judiciary Committee Executive Business meeting, including the nomination of Amy Coney Barrett to serve as an associate justice on the Supreme Court of the United States, Thursday, Oct. 22, 2020, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (Caroline Brehman/Pool via AP)

Oct. 22, 2020 10:17 AM EDT
Demonstrators opposed to the confirmation of President Donald Trump's Supreme Court nominee, Judge Amy Coney Barrett, dressed as characters from "The Handmaid's Tale," are arrested after blocking an entrance of the Dirksen Senate office building, Thursday, Oct. 22, 2020, on Capitol Hill in Washington.(AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

Demonstrators opposed to the confirmation of President Donald Trump's Supreme Court nominee, Judge Amy Coney Barrett, dressed as characters from "The Handmaid's Tale," are arrested after blocking an entrance of the Dirksen Senate office building, Thursday, Oct. 22, 2020, on Capitol Hill in Washington.(AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

Oct. 22, 2020 09:53 AM EDT
Activists opposed to the confirmation of President Donald Trump's Supreme Court nominee, Judge Amy Coney Barrett, dressed as characters from "The Handmaid's Tale," protest at the Supreme Court on a foggy day, Thursday, Oct. 22, 2020 in Washington. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

Activists opposed to the confirmation of President Donald Trump's Supreme Court nominee, Judge Amy Coney Barrett, dressed as characters from "The Handmaid's Tale," protest at the Supreme Court on a foggy day, Thursday, Oct. 22, 2020 in Washington. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

Oct. 22, 2020 09:47 AM EDT
Activists opposed to the confirmation of President Donald Trump's Supreme Court nominee, Judge Amy Coney Barrett, dressed as characters from "The Handmaid's Tale," protest at the Supreme Court on a foggy day, Thursday, Oct. 22, 2020, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

Activists opposed to the confirmation of President Donald Trump's Supreme Court nominee, Judge Amy Coney Barrett, dressed as characters from "The Handmaid's Tale," protest at the Supreme Court on a foggy day, Thursday, Oct. 22, 2020, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

Oct. 22, 2020 09:38 AM EDT
Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett, meets with Sen. Martha McSally, R-Ariz., Wednesday, Oct. 21, 2020, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (Greg Nash/Pool via AP)

Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett, meets with Sen. Martha McSally, R-Ariz., Wednesday, Oct. 21, 2020, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (Greg Nash/Pool via AP)

Oct. 21, 2020 02:00 PM EDT
Activists opposed to the confirmation of President Donald Trump's Supreme Court nominee, Judge Amy Coney Barrett, dressed as characters from "The Handmaid's Tale," protest at the Supreme Court on a foggy day, Thursday, Oct. 22, 2020, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

Activists opposed to the confirmation of President Donald Trump's Supreme Court nominee, Judge Amy Coney Barrett, dressed as characters from "The Handmaid's Tale," protest at the Supreme Court on a foggy day, Thursday, Oct. 22, 2020, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

Oct. 22, 2020 09:42 AM EDT
Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., arrives next to Sen. Mike Lee, R-Utah, for a Senate Judiciary Committee meeting on the nomination of Judge Amy Coney Barrett to be an associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court, Thursday, Oct. 22, 2020 on Capitol Hill in Washington. (Hannah McKay/Pool via AP)

Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., arrives next to Sen. Mike Lee, R-Utah, for a Senate Judiciary Committee meeting on the nomination of Judge Amy Coney Barrett to be an associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court, Thursday, Oct. 22, 2020 on Capitol Hill in Washington. (Hannah McKay/Pool via AP)

Oct. 22, 2020 09:44 AM EDT
Activists opposed to the confirmation of President Donald Trump's Supreme Court nominee, Judge Amy Coney Barrett, dressed as characters from "The Handmaid's Tale," protest at the Supreme Court on a foggy day, Thursday, Oct. 22, 2020 in Washington. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

Activists opposed to the confirmation of President Donald Trump's Supreme Court nominee, Judge Amy Coney Barrett, dressed as characters from "The Handmaid's Tale," protest at the Supreme Court on a foggy day, Thursday, Oct. 22, 2020 in Washington. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

Oct. 22, 2020 09:45 AM EDT
Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, takes a cell phone photo of the empty Democratic Senators' seats on the Senate Judiciary Committee as they boycott the committee vote Thursday, Oct. 22, 2020, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (Caroline Brehman/Pool via AP)

Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, takes a cell phone photo of the empty Democratic Senators' seats on the Senate Judiciary Committee as they boycott the committee vote Thursday, Oct. 22, 2020, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (Caroline Brehman/Pool via AP)

Oct. 22, 2020 10:18 AM EDT
Images of people who've been helped by the Affordable Care Act (ACA) occupy the seats of Democratic senators boycotting a Senate Judiciary Committee business meeting on the nomination of Judge Amy Coney Barrett to be an associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court, Thursday, Oct. 22, 2020 on Capitol Hill in Washington. (Hannah McKay/Pool via AP)

Images of people who've been helped by the Affordable Care Act (ACA) occupy the seats of Democratic senators boycotting a Senate Judiciary Committee business meeting on the nomination of Judge Amy Coney Barrett to be an associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court, Thursday, Oct. 22, 2020 on Capitol Hill in Washington. (Hannah McKay/Pool via AP)

Oct. 22, 2020 09:27 AM EDT