Democrats focus on health care consequences in opposing Trump's Supreme Court pick

Amy Coney Barrett would replace the most progressive member of the Supreme Court, Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, who died on Sept. 18.

(Bloomberg) –Democrats, including Joe Biden, zeroed in on the risk to Americans’ health-care coverage in previewing the tactics they’ll use to oppose the confirmation of Amy Coney Barrett, President Donald Trump’s new Supreme Court pick.

Regardless, Barrett’s confirmation seems assured given the Republican majority in the Senate. She would replace the most progressive member of the Supreme Court, Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, who died on Sept. 18. Barrett’s a conservative favorite who, at just 48 years old, could be expected to remain on the court for decades. Trump’s two other Supreme Court nominees are also young, at 53 and 55.