Schumer Pledges to Hold ‘Prompt Hearing’ After Breyer Steps Down

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) speaks at a news conference in Washington on Jan. 4, 2022. Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images

The top Democrat in the Senate promised on Jan. 26 to quickly hold a hearing on whomever President Joe Biden nominates to replace Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer.

Breyer reportedly plans to step down in mid-2022 after the nation’s highest court finishes its current term.