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The Utah senator is supporting President Joe Biden's Supreme Court nominee after voting against her for a lower court position last year.
Three Republican senators — including Susan Collins — have now said they will vote to confirm the Supreme Court nominee.
Biden's nominee is one step closer to becoming the first Black woman on the nation's highest court.
If confirmed, Jackson would be the first Black woman to serve on the Supreme Court.
WHAT'S HAPPENING
Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) also told reporters that the GOP treatment of Jackson was "disgusting."
The Maine senator is the first Republican vote Jackson has secured.
The GOP's questions for Jackson during this week's confirmation hearings tapped into long-standing American grievances over race, class and public safety.
When Republicans falsely accused the Supreme Court nominee of going easy on sex offenders, Democrats could have taken the opportunity to educate the public about the need for sentencing reform. Instead, they sidestepped the issue.
This week's large batch of judicial confirmations includes the second openly lesbian woman to ever serve as a U.S. appeals court judge.
Republicans had nothing of substance to attack.