White House counselor Kellyanne Conway Kellyanne Elizabeth ConwaySpecial counsel investigating DeVos for potential Hatch Act violation: report George and Kellyanne Conway honor Ginsburg Trump carries on with rally, unaware of Ginsburg's death MORE on Monday said the woman accusing Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh of sexual misconduct "should not be insulted and she should not be ignored."

Conway on Fox News's "Fox & Friends" said members of the Senate Judiciary Committee are willing to hear testimony from Christine Blasey Ford, the California psychology professor who went public with her accusations against Kavanaugh on Sunday.

Kellyanne Conway on Ford: "This woman should not be insulted and she should not be ignored... This woman will be heard... that has to be weighed against what we already know, which is that Judge Kavanaugh is a man of character and integrity." pic.twitter.com/KO9rbBmmNA — Matthew Gertz (@MattGertz) September 17, 2018

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"This woman should not be insulted and she should not be ignored," Conway said. "I think the Senate is headed to a reasonable approach."

Conway said she has spoken to several senators, including Sen. Lindsey Graham Lindsey Olin GrahamSenate GOP aims to confirm Trump court pick by Oct. 29: report The Hill's Campaign Report: GOP set to ask SCOTUS to limit mail-in voting Senate GOP sees early Supreme Court vote as political booster shot MORE (R-S.C.), who support bringing Ford before the committee to provide sworn testimony.

"This woman will be heard," Conway said, noting she has spoken to the president.

Ford's attorney on Monday said that her client is willing to testify before the committee.

"Remember too, that has to be weighed against what we already know, which is that Judge Kavanaugh is a man of character and integrity who has been through six FBI vettings," Conway added.

Conway in a later tweet said that "hundreds of women have come forward to speak about Judge Kavanaugh’s character and integrity."

"This matters," she added.

Hundreds of women have come forward to speak about Judge Kavanaugh’s character and integrity: those who knew him in high school, college, law school, the Bush White House, his law clerks, moms of girls he coaches in youth basketball. This matters. https://t.co/n2tat8Xhns — Kellyanne Conway (@KellyannePolls) September 17, 2018

Ford earlier in the summer sent a letter to Sen. Dianne Feinstein Dianne Emiel FeinsteinFeinstein 'surprised and taken aback' by suggestion she's not up for Supreme Court fight Democrats shoot down talk of expanding Supreme Court Biden leads Trump by 12 points among Catholic voters: poll MORE (D-Calif.), the ranking member on the Judiciary Committee, alleging that Kavanaugh in the 1980s pinned Ford down and attempted to take her clothes off during a party when the pair were in high school. Ford's identity was unknown until she identified herself to The Washington Post on Sunday.

Kavanaugh and the White House have denied the accusation.

Multiple Democratic lawmakers are calling to postpone the Thursday vote on Kavanaugh. A few Republican senators, including Sen. Jeff Flake Jeffrey (Jeff) Lane FlakeHow fast population growth made Arizona a swing state Jeff Flake: Republicans 'should hold the same position' on SCOTUS vacancy as 2016 Republican former Michigan governor says he's voting for Biden MORE (Ariz.) and Sen. Bob Corker Robert (Bob) Phillips CorkerHas Congress captured Russia policy? Tennessee primary battle turns nasty for Republicans Cheney clashes with Trump MORE (Tenn.), have said they want to hear more from Ford. Both senators are retiring after this Congress.

Updated at 10:17 a.m.