WASHINGTON (Sputnik) – Ten Democratic senators wrote a letter to Vice President Mike Pence urging him to reconsider presiding over the US Senate session to confirm Judge Amy Coney Barrett as an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court on Tuesday after five of his closest aides tested positive for the novel coronavirus.
Five of Pence’s advisors, including Chief of Staff Marc Short, have recently tested positive for the novel coronavirus, media reported.
The senators warned Pence that his presence during Tuesday’s session would be in clear violation of Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) guidelines as well as a violation of common decency and courtesy.
The US Vice President is also president of the US Senate and votes in cases when the 100 senators’ votes are tied.
Pence has repeatedly tested negative for the novel coronavirus over the last several days.
Barret is expected to be approved in a straight party-line vote in the Republican-led Senate on Monday.
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