Ron Johnson says he would wear a "moon suit" to vote on Barrett confirmation

The big picture: Senate Judiciary Chair Lindsey Graham said he still hopes to confirm Barrett before the election.

• The hearings, which are scheduled to begin on Oct. 12., are slated to go on in hybrid fashion, but the Senate must change its rules in order to adopt remote voting.
• Republican officials told Axios on Saturday they worry that the number of infected people around President Trump will rise, and they fear that enough senators could be sidelined to delay Barrett's confirmation.

What he's saying: Johnson said he would "certainly try to find a way" to ensure the confirmation hearings could go on in a safe way and that he would be willing to change the rules of the Senate to allow for electronic voting. "We all use the internet. It's a great device. So is the telephone," Johnson said.

• "But if we have to go in and vote, I've already told the leadership, I'll go in in a moon suit. We think this is pretty important."
• "[Y]ou can go into the medical clinic, you can take the precautions and do it safely, but we wouldn't be able to do that on the floor of the Senate? Where there's a will, there's a way."

• Johnson downplayed Democrats' concerns about spreading the virus in the Senate, calling Schumer an "obstructionist" and saying he is doing "everything he can to try and prevent this."

The state of play: Positive tests for three GOP senators mean the Senate's Republican majority is now 50-47.

• The Judiciary Committee needs 11 of 12 Republicans present at the committee's markup hearing to move Barrett's confirmation to the Senate floor.
• Republicans are hoping that by the time a potential Barrett confirmation reaches the floor, senators who tested positive for the virus will be recovered and able to vote in person.

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