He said he supported hearings because "they are important to restoring confidence in the capital markets".
(A Kyl spokesperson told CBS News on Monday that he supports hearings into the issue, "he did not call for the 'repeal' of the 14th Amendment").
Even John McCain, of the McCain-Kennedy immigration bill, said he would support holding hearings on the matter.
"We must ensure that no member is inappropriately benefiting from their position," Mr. Hensarling wrote in a letter seeking support for hearings.
A1 Republican Criticizes Pitt Senator Richard C. Shelby voiced support for hearings into how Harvey L. Pitt supervised the selection of William H. Webster to head a new accounting oversight board.
Individual cities and towns are confronting their racist pasts: some, like Chicago, Detroit, Cleveland and Dallas, support Federal hearings on reparations while others, like Tulsa, Okla., Rosewood, Fla., and Elaine, Ark., are either considering or are paying monetary damages for past atrocities.
A spokesman for Senator Richard G. Lugar, an Indiana Republican who is the second-ranking Republican on the Foreign Relations Committee, said Mr. Lugar would support holding hearings as a way of building public support for potential military action -- particularly because it might involve heavy casualties.
Mirroring Republicans' block last time around, many Democratic senators, including Kamala Harris, Dianne Feinstein, Chris Murphy, and Kirsten Gillibrand, said they'd support holding hearings for Kennedy's replacement until after the midterm elections.
Alaska's Lisa Murkowski and Maine's Susan Collins are seen as the most moderate and independent-minded among GOP senators and both have voiced at least some support for hearings into Ford's accusation.
