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Article snippet: Christine Blasey Ford is set to testify before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Thursday morning about her allegation that Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh sexually assaulted her in the early 1980s. Ford's scheduled appearance was announced Sunday after negotiations slipped into the weekend amid a standoff between her lawyers and staff for Judiciary Chairman MORE (R-Iowa). Ford’s legal team said they were “committed” to attending a public hearing on Thursday at 10 a.m. and had made “important progress” during a call with Judiciary Committee staff on Sunday. “Despite actual threats to her safety and her life, Dr. Ford believes it is important for senators to hear directly from her about the sexual assault committed against her,” they said in a statement. "A number of important procedural and logistical issues remain unresolved, although they will not impede the hearing taking place," according to attorneys Debra Katz, Lisa J. Banks, and Michael R. Bromwich. Grassley officially scheduled the Thursday hearing with Ford and Kavanaugh on Sunday afternoon and cancelled a committee vote on Kavanaugh's nomination that had been scheduled for Monday in the event that they didn't get a deal on a hearing. Spokespeople for Grassley didn’t immediately respond to a request for comment, but the committee officially scheduled the Thursday hearing with Ford and Kavanaugh on Sunday afternoon. Lawyers for Ford and Judiciary Committee staff from both parties spoke for appro... Link to the full article to read more