Sen. Mike Lee asks Amy Coney Barrett few questions; gives long speeches instead

Sen. Mike Lee was given 31 minutes Tuesday to ask questions of Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett in her confirmation hearing. But he launched into long monologues for 83% of his allotted time.In the end, Barrett spoke for only 5 minutes and 15 seconds of Lee’s half hour, a timed transcript shows.The senator gave his views on abortion, the Affordable Care Act and court packing, among other topics, with only a few brief questions to Barrett that seemed to be designed to show she either