Judge Amy Coney Barrett, President Donald Trump's nominee for the US Supreme Court, meets with Republican Sen. John Hoeven, on Capitol Hill in Washington, on Oct. 1, 2020./Credit: Stefani Reynolds/AP
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Democrats argue Barrett threatens Obamacare at confirmation hearing while GOP touts her abilities
Partisan battle lines were clearly drawn on Monday when the confirmation hearing of Judge Amy Coney Barrett, President Donald Trump's choice to fill the seat of the late liberal icon, Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, got underway in a bitterly divided Senate with Election Day just weeks away.
