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Article snippet: Two of the three Republican senators likely to determine the fate of Brett Kavanaugh’s nomination to the Supreme Court are urging the woman accusing him of sexual misconduct decades ago to appear at a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on Monday. Sen. MORE (Maine), a perennial swing vote in the Senate on high-profile issues, echoed points made by her more conservative colleagues on Wednesday, saying that it would be unfair for Christine Blasey Ford, Kavanaugh’s accuser, to not to speak with senators, either in a public hearing or behind closed doors, after making the allegation against Kavanaugh. “The effort right now is still to convince Professor Ford to come forward as she has said that she wants to do, and I think it would be better for her to do so,” Collins told a Maine radio station. “I think it’s not fair to Judge Kavanaugh for her to not to come forward and testify.” Collins also was dismissive of the call by Ford’s lawyers late Tuesday for the FBI to conduct a new background investigation on Kavanaugh as a precursor to Ford’s testimony. The Maine senator said that request “reverses the normal order of things” and that the FBI has already conducted six background checks. A second Republican senator undecided on Kavanaugh’s confirmation, Sen. MORE (Ariz.), also called on her to show up at the Judiciary Committee hearing set for Monday. “When Dr. Ford came forward, I said that her voice should be heard and asked the Judiciary Committee to delay its vote on... Link to the full article to read more