Partisan sparring marks Day 1 of Kavanaugh hearings

Modern Healthcare: Against a backdrop of protests, Senate Democrats scrambled on Tuesday morning to stall confirmation hearings for Brett Kavanaugh's appointment to the U.S. Supreme Court with a motion to adjourn and postpone.

The move encapsulated the partisan division in the Senate's bitter fight over President Donald Trump's second pick for the highest court, but ultimately the back-and-forth between Democrats and Judiciary Committee Chair Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) only ended up in delaying opening statements by roughly an hour.

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