Both have confirmed their intentions to move forward, so that’s what will happen,” Grassley said in a statement. Grassley was Senate Judiciary Committee chairman until last year, when he handed the gavel to Sen. Lindsey O. Graham (R-S.C.) in order to helm the Senate Finance Committee. Now, if somebody else is the chairman of the committee, they’ll have to decide for themselves. But that’s a decision I made a long time ago,” he said at the time. Grassley also said in a call with Iowa reporters in July that he would recommend to Graham not to hold a confirmation hearing on any potential nominee.

Source: Washington Post September 21, 2020 11:22 UTC