GOP Sen. John Kennedy John Neely KennedyMORE (La.) said on Monday that both Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh and the woman accusing him of sexual assault will get the chance to testify publicly.

“There will be a full opportunity for both the accuser and the accused to be heard,” Kennedy told reporters.

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Asked if he meant be heard publicly, Kennedy said “yes.”

Kennedy’s comments came after Senate Judiciary Committee members met in a closed-door meeting to discuss the next steps in the Kavanaugh nomination process.

Several GOP senators declined to comment coming out of the committee, saying Sen. Chuck Grassley Charles (Chuck) Ernest GrassleyThe Hill's 12:30 Report: Ginsburg lies in repose Top GOP senators say Hunter Biden's work 'cast a shadow' over Obama Ukraine policy Read: Senate GOP's controversial Biden report MORE (R-Iowa) will be making an announcement imminently.

The White House said on Monday that Kavanaugh is ready to testify as soon as Tuesday if the Senate asks him to.

“Judge Kavanaugh looks forward to a hearing where he can clear his name of this false allegation. He stands ready to testify tomorrow if the Senate is ready to hear him,” they said.

Republicans have faced growing calls for Kavanaugh and Christine Blasey Ford, his accuser, to speak with lawmakers after Ford told The Washington Post that Kavanaugh pinned her down and tried to remove her clothes at a party when they were both in high school in the early 1980s.

Kavanaugh has denied wrongdoing and offered to speak with the committee.

Updated at 6:03 p.m.