The top Democrat in the Senate on Wednesday promised to quickly hold a hearing on whomever President Joe Biden nominates to replace Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer. Breyer reportedly plans to step down in mid-2022 after the nation’s highest court finishes its current term. Once President Joe Biden nominates a replacement for Breyer, that nominee “will receive a prompt hearing in the Senate Judiciary Committee, and will be considered and confirmed by the full United States Senate with all deliberate speed,” Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) said in a statement. Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.), who chairs the panel, said Biden has an opportunity with the upcoming vacancy “to nominate someone who will bring diversity, experience, and an evenhanded approach to the administration of justice.” “I look forward to moving the President’s nominee expeditiously through the Committee,” he said. Democrats chair all Senate panels because they hold the White House, …