Democrat calls for delaying Barrett hearing after CNN uncovers 7 undisclosed talks she gave

Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett has a slew of other speeches she didn't disclose to the Senate, CNN reports.

Barrett gave at least seven talks at Notre Dame Law School she didn't reveal in her Senate questionnaire, including one with the school's anti-abortion group, public calendars from the school show. Those new discoveries were enough to convince Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), a member of the Judiciary committee, that the final day of Barrett's hearings should be delayed. The new reports, combined with her refusal to answer many questions during the hearings, "have been actually very revealing about how unrevealing, uncandid this nominee has been," Blumenthal said.

So when questioning began Thursday in Barrett's hearings, Blumenthal presented a motion to delay the confirmation process. Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) was among those who called out Barrett for being less than forthcoming in the final day of confirmation hearings, saying even at this point in the hearings, "we really don't know what she thinks about any issues." Kathryn Krawczyk

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