Committee attendance has been pretty light this morning. Ranking member Pat Leahy is preparing to speak on John Roberts before the full Senate, so he is not in attendance. The only Democrat to appear so far has been Joe Biden, who entered the meeting late and had to leave immediately after asking his first and only question. On the GOP side, Chairman Arlen Specter is the only Republican who has been in attendance the entire time. Jon Kyl is now in attendance, as is Chuck Grassley.
However, just like with yesterday’s hearing, the public seating section is full and the backflow is at its capacity as well.
