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Mr. McConnell took to the Senate floor Monday afternoon to declare unequivocally that the Senate will move forward with a planned hearing on Thursday and a vote on the nomination.","type":"text"},{"bannerType":"any","identifier":"_anf-banner_advertisement-1","layout":"ComponentLayout-4","role":"banner_advertisement","type":"banner_advertisement"},{"identifier":"_anf-body-8","inlineTextStyles":[{"range":{"length":358,"start":0},"textStyle":"_anf-ts-1"},{"range":{"length":358,"start":0},"textStyle":"_anf-ts-1"}],"layout":"default-body","role":"body","text":"“I want to make it perfectly clear, Mr. President: Judge Kavanaugh will be voted on here on the Senate floor,” Mr. McConnell said, addressing the Senate’s presiding officer and leaving no room to pressure the nominee to withdraw. “Up or down. 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