Attorney General nominee Loretta Lynch will appear in front of the Senate Judiciary Committee for her confirmation hearings on Jan 28 and 29, the committee said Friday in a press release.

“I look forward to hearing from Ms. Lynch in a couple weeks. She’ll receive a fair, but thorough, hearing from the Judiciary Committee, and I expect that she’ll be forthright in return,” Sen. Chuck Grassley Charles (Chuck) Ernest GrassleySenate Republicans face tough decision on replacing Ginsburg What Senate Republicans have said about election-year Supreme Court vacancies Biden says Ginsburg successor should be picked by candidate who wins on Nov. 3 MORE, who chairs the committee, said in the statement.

“It will be a long first day, because my approach as Chairman is to allow for as many questions as necessary to ensure that members have a chance to receive answers in person if they’d like.”

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President Obama nominated Lynch just days after the 2014 midterm elections, but Republican senators rebuffed calls from Democrats to confirm her before the GOP took control of the Senate at the start of the year. The U.S. attorney in Brooklyn, Lynch helped prosecute former Rep. Michael Grimm (R-N.Y.) in the case that led up to him pleading guilty on tax fraud charges and ultimately resigning from Congress.

White House press secretary Josh Earnest told reporters last week that Lynch “deserves a lot better treatment than she’s currently receiving” from lawmakers, noting that she hadn’t yet received a hearing.

“We believe it's important for the Senate to act promptly on her nomination and we would like to see her confirmed before the Congress goes on their mid-February recess,” Earnest said last Thursday.

Lynch aims to replace current Attorney General Eric Holder Eric Himpton HolderThe Hill's Campaign Report: Trump's rally risk | Biden ramps up legal team | Biden hits Trump over climate policy Biden campaign forming 'special litigation' team ahead of possible voting battle Pompeo, Engel poised for battle in contempt proceedings MORE, who's drawn the ire of many conservatives for his involvement in the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives gun-walking program "Operation Fast and Furious." The Republican-led House held Holder in contempt of Congress and said he failed to cooperate with a House Oversight Committee investigation.