nominee, and a final vote to confirm the nominee. so it is just, it is a preliminary hurdle. and every republican agreed to it as part of this deal. and the democrats were fine with going along with it, because they do not want to come on saturday and work either. >> thank you so much. we will be watching for your tweets, even on the weekend, at alexander bolton, and also on the hill.com. >> thank you for having me. highlights on the nomination of brett kavanaugh air tomorrow morning it 10:30 a.m. eastern time here on c-span. hearingss confirmation are also on c-span.org and on our radio app. the white house did not release an address by the president this week. deliveredtty murray the democratic address.

i'm senator patty murray from washington state. i watched dr. ford testify on thursday with tears in my eyes. incredible is truly and she is an inspiration to women and girls and a assault survivors across the country. now that we have seen dr. ford share her experience so bravely and vividly and we have heard what judge kavanaugh had to say regarding one of the allegations he faces, the eyes of the nation are on the supreme court nomination and the republicans who control the senate face a few very simple but absolutely critical questions. is the united states senate a place where women are listened to, heard, and respected? is it still just one more place where women's voices will be swept under the rug?

where our voices are ignored, attacked, and undermined? what the u.s. senate do its job when it comes to our constitutional advice and consent role and look into this nominee and make sure he is spent to sit on our nations supreme court? will we rush through this the voices tollow be heard, or information to be brought forward and try to jam this nominee through no matter what? people across the country are watching closely. i am hoping that senate republicans allow us to get these questions right. let's take a step back. multiple women have bravely come forward to share their experiences regarding judge kavanaugh and sexual assault. these women were immediately attacked. president trump and some senate republicans said they were making it up. if their claims were true they would have reported it when it happened. that they were mixed up.

part of a smear campaign, engaged in a drive-by shooting of judge kavanaugh. much worse. it has been truly horrific. now instead of listening to these women, digging into these allegations, and doing their jobs, senate republicans seem intent on rushing this nomination through to confirm judge kavanaugh no matter what he may have done. here's the bottom line and it is something that should not be partisan or controversial. the u.s. senate should do its job. senate republicans should allow us to do our job. they should allow a full fbi investigation of these allegations, which all of the women have welcomed and called andbut that judge kavanaugh the people trying to protect him are trying to prevent from happening. hide,has truly nothing to and he truly wants the facts to

come out, he should welcome this. they should hold more hearings with women who have come forward along with all of the relevant witnesses to testify under oath. they should slow this down and end this man -- to a confirmation. the only reason to rush would be to protect judge kavanaugh and prevent the truth from coming out no matter what he has done. wrong,uld be absolutely and it would be unacceptable. i first decided to run for the senate when i saw an all-male judiciary committee miss treat anita hill in 1991 during the clarence thomas confirmation hearings. i ran it to be a voice for the men and women across the country who thought it was absolutely wrong for her to be ignored and attacked and slept beside and disbelieved. later, women and men are watching. daughters, sons, and

grandkids are watching. they are paying attention. they are asking those questions i asked before. will women be listened to? will women be heard? this time, i hope the u.s. senate gets it right. thank you. tonight, to retiring members of congress. bill shuster of pennsylvania and talkgutierrez of illinois about their experience in congress. >> i'm coming to the end of my term. that was really the driving force that i thought to myself, playing sports throughout my days in high school, when you're on the starting team and put you on the bench, it is not too much fun. i decided it was time for me to leave and make room for new members. no doubt that someone will replace me and they will continue to do good work. >> i have been 26 years.

i believe and i think the last couple of weeks are demonstrative of that, that i have helped create an immigrant movement. in the democratic caucus in the democratic party and in the many names of faces of -- spaces and economic business spaces. importantly this political space that is the congress of the u.s.. join us for our conversations with congressman shuster and gutierrez. listen on the free c-span radio app. c-span, where history unfolds daily. in 1979, c-span was created as a public service i america's cable

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