for more, we can speak to dominique c., a member of the catholic association.hank you very much for speaking to us. let me start by asking for your reaction to those horrific events today. >> high emotion. in nice, we are reliving the same memories of 2016. i remember there were 80 killed, even more. now in a church, it is even worse. that is really painful. >> absolutely. what would you say is your assessment on how the government has responded up until this point? >> it difficult to say. i don't know enough about what they should do or shouldn't do. all i know is, a small portion of people are trying to separate us. president macron was saying we have to keep our brotherhood, that is what is most important. i talk about the french people, but about any religion. not one especially. when he to be brothers together. >> -- we need to be brothers together. >> idea do that and prevent -- how do you do that and prevent this in the future? >building bridges does the theme you are introducing. how the you go about doing that -- how do you go about doing that? >> we h

catholics are clearly associated with the democratic party from the 19th century through to the 1950's. the data we have tells us they started to shift more, especially affluent catholics. eisenhower is very popular with many catholics. kennedy stopped that. kennedy was unbelievably popular with catholics of all income backgrounds, and ethnic backgrounds. we think he got 75%, which is a huge number. since then, broadly, euro american catholics drifting towards the republican, maybe it is 55-45 now. latino catholics, who are a huge percentage of the church are increasingly democratic. do you remember his assassination? >> no, i was two years old. >> as you look back and understand the research and what was the church going through? what were catholic priests and nuns dealing with? >> it is hard to recall. we learned a lot about kennedy's personal life over the last 50 years. i think our culture is generally less empathetic to heroes and people who are perceived as leaders. kennedy was a hero for american catholics. the country was in trauma after his assassination. nothing like this ha

catholics are very clearly associated with the democratic party from the 19th centuries to the 1950s. the data we have tells us they shifted a little bit more, more affluent catholics to the republican party in the '50s. eisenhower was very popular with many catholics. kennedy stopped that. kennedy was unbelievably popular with catholics of all income backgrounds, all ethnic backgrounds -- income levels and ethnic backgrounds. we think he got 75%, something like that, 80% of the catholic vote, which is a huge number. since then, broadly, euro-american catholics, drifting toward the republican party, maybe 55/45 now. latino catholics who are a huge percentage of the church pretty significantly democratic. >> do you remember his assassination? >> no, i was two days old. >> but as you look back, and understand the research of what the country was going through. >> yeah. >> what was the church going through? what were catholic prooes a pris and nuns dealing with? >> it's hard to recall. we've learned a lot about kennedy's personal life the last 50 years. our culture is less empathetic to

medical, hospital -- the american medical association, hospital association, the nurses association, the catholic hospital association all said hundreds of hospitals could close and people would be hurt badly under the dole-gingrich medicare plan that i vetoed. and now with this risky $550 billion tax scheme of senator dole's, even his own friends, his campaign co-chair, senator d'amato, says that they can't possibly pay for it without cutting medicare more and cutting social security as well, according to him. now, my balanced budget plan adds ten years to the life of the medicare trust fund. 10 years. and we'll have time to deal with the long-term problems of the baby boomers. but it was simply wrong to finance their last scheme to cut medicare $270 billion to run the risk of it withering on the vine. we always had to reform it over the years, but we need somebody who believes it in to reform it. mr. lehrer: senator dole. sen. dole: well, i must say, i look back at the vote on medicare in 1965, we had a program called eldercare that also provided drugs and means -- hand was means tested for peo

the american medical hospital this association, the nurses association, the catholic hospital association, all said hundreds of hospitals could close, and people would be hurt badly. under this medicare plan, that i vetoed. and now, with this risky 550 billion tax, skin senator dole, even his own friends and campaign co-chairs, say that they can't possibly pay for it without cutting medicare more. and current -- and cutting social security as, well according to. him now, my balance budget plan adds ten years to the life of the mayor daycare trust fund. ten years. it will have time to deal with the long term problems, of the baby boomers. but it was simply wrong, to finance their last thing, cut medicare by billions, to have this running by the vine. we always had to reform over the years, but we need someone who believes in it, to reform it. >> senator goal? >> well i must say, i look back at the vote on medicare, 1965, we had a program called elder care, that also provided drugs, and test, still people who needed medical. i've supported medicare, in the sense that i used to call my mothe

. >> she's a devout catholic pro-life associated with religious group people appraise believing in traditionalnder roles the husbands the head of the household, the media has been intensely focused on the connection. >> they want to hone in on this and say this is clearly a group we deeply held christian convictions and therefore this will invariably skew her decision-making process and therefore she is unfit. >> the screen using continuance from our 2017 confirmation hearing as an apologetic and which senator diane feinstein asserted. >> the dogma lives loudly within you. >> the focus on her faith prompted mitch mcconnell to issue a press release saying the ongoing attacks by senate democrats and the media on judge. faith are disgraced, they demean the confirmation process, disrespect the constitution and insult williams of american believers. the greatest concern of weather. religious police put roe v. wade in jeopardy the 1973 decision that legalized abortion. richard blumenthal of connecticut visits on the judicial committee told he had no plan to ask. about her religious beliefs but the a

especially having very very reactionary forces operating from the right a lot of them associated with daniel americans catholic churches the decision has been one of negotiating very difficult waters bed there has been repeated statements that clearly point in the erection of a bolt that things that most security is a it is essentially just one scene among many and that as a matter of fact almost sexual sorry children of god and almost sexual stuff to be afforded not just legal rights but essentially they still have to have access to the church and to you know the ministry of the church so i mean i think that that has been very consistent he spoke which starts in argentina really it's also in a sense very similar because he also belong to sort of a space in which political space in which westerns of rights of minorities among them. sexual minorities was actually a very nice shoe it's worth remembering that when he visited the u.s. the one private the only one private meeting he had was actually with one of his former students and he's hosp and a gay couple which itself was something that was there was no acces

. >> he is at about catholic, pro-life and associated with people of praise, a tightknit christian communityder roles, with husband as head of household. the media has been focused on the connection. >> this is clearly a group with deeply held christian convictions and this will invariably skewer decision-making process and she is different. >> the scrutiny is continuous with the 2017 confirmation hearing and an appellate judge, diane feinstein asserted -- >> lives loudly within you. >> the focus on barrett's faith, mitch mcconnell issued a similar press release say the ongoing attack by senate democrats are disgrace. disrespect the constitution and insult millions of american believers. the greatest concern is whether barrett's religious beliefs put roe v wade in jeopardy which legalizes abortion. richard blumenthal of connecticut sits on the judicial committee, told the guardian newspaper he has no plans to ask barrett about her religious beliefs but arguments against her are so powerful that we should focus on them. the constitution article 6 says there should be no religious test. >> it

. >> a devout catholic, pro-life and associated with the conservative religious group, a tight-knit community in traditional gender roles. the media has been intensely focused on the connection. >> they want to focus in on this and to say is clearly a group with deeply held christian convictions, therefore this will invariably skew her decision-making process and she is unfit to. >> the scrutiny is continuous from her 2017 confirmation hearing as an appellate judge in which senator dianne feinstein asserted -- speak of the dogma lives loudly within you. >> the focus on her faith prompted senator mitch mcconnell issuing a press release saying the ongoing attacks by senate democrats and the media on judge barrett's faith are a disgrace, they demean the confirmation process, disrespect the constitution, and insult millions of american believers. some say the greatest concern are whether her religious beliefs but roe v. wade in jeopardy, 1973 decision that legalized abortion. senator richard blumenthal of connecticut who sits on the judicial committee told "the guardian" newspaper he had no plans

. >> she is a devout catholic pro-life and associated with the conservative religious group, a tight-knitlieving and traditional gender roles. husband is head of the household, media has been intensely focused on the connection. it's because they want to hone in on the synthesis of group that is full of deeply held chrn convictions. therefore she is unfit. at speak of the scrutiny is continuous from the 2017 confirmation hearing and a judge in which senator dianne feinstein asserted. speak of the dogma lives loudly with a neo with a new. >> releasing a press release the ongoing attacks by senate democrats on her faith are a disgrace. they demean the process and dismiss the constitution and insult millions of american believers. whether barrett's religious beliefs put roe v. wade in jeopardy. sitting on the judicial committee told the newspaper that he had no plans to ask barrett about her religious beliefs but that the arguments against are so powerful and dissuasive. >they state that there should be no religious test to hold public office. >> it designed originally to stop the litmus tes

this is the position, i think, of the american catholic church in the united states, with which i am associated. >> we appreciate your forthright statement. may i say, we have great as iation for you, but state, this is the position of your church, because there will be many catholics who are appointed if you are elected president, we would like to know that they, too, are free to make such statements as you have been so courageous to make. [applause] >> let me say that anyone that i would appoint to any office as a senator or as a president would, i hope, hold the same view of their living up to the letter of the constitution and also the spirit. if i may so, i am a catholic. i have stated my view very clearly. i do not find any difficulty in stating that view. in my judgment, it is the view of american catholics from one of the country to the other. as long as i can state it in a way that is, i hope, satisfactory to you, why you possibly doubt that i represent a viewpoint that is hostile to the catholic church in the u.s.? i believe i am stating the viewpoint that catholics in this country ho

tackle some of the big issues or the part of the historical issues that scandals i mean associate of the catholic church for instance the and the sex abuse stuff. it's a good question because a professor is much more effective much better in the human justice issues. concerning the relations of the church with the world outside is less effective or is medium or is this internal reform this is part of these pontificate and i don't think it will change the it's it's really difficult with the modern papacy that is much more effective we the outside bell with change of base. but i say mass in the journey thank you very much indeed if you. a mass protest has taken place in the colombian capital bogota against a social and economic policies of president even decay the protests are led by union members students teachers and a large contingent of colombia's indigenous population and a part of a national strike action demanding a meeting with due care to discuss the recent deaths of indigenous activists about $10000.00 of a community have arrived in the capital from southwestern colombia i was under amput

terms of like the global church politics but the american catholic church which has one of its branches at least which is the one that's associated usually with figures like cardinal burke or you know extremely extremely conservative had been extremely critical of this pope and have full o. sort of a form of god only see some that away from the principles of mercy that they spot as he has tried to push forth the idea of solidarity helping down their care for other human beings they have taken position much closer to american and jelly police and which has really brought you said i virgins from from the current church those people are already out into our airwaves and are already out online sort of offering really lobby ari criticisms of the spot pacy i think it's very important to point out that the reaction by and large it's been quite busted if and the measure are place like menu and place like all in and probably not places like san francisco or new york all right our religious affairs correspondent martin jacques martin as always we appreciate your valuable insights into this thank you my pleasure. are there less than 2 weeks

terms of like the global church politics but the american catholic church which has one of its branches at least which is the one that's associated usually with figures like cardinal burke are you know extremely extremely conservative had been extremely critical of this pope and have full o. sort of a form of god only see some that away from the principles of mercy that this policy has tried to push forth the idea of solidarity helping down there or for other human beings they have taken position much closer to american about jenny police and which has really brought you said i virgins from from the current church those people are already out into our airwaves and are already out online sort of offering really lobby ari criticisms of the spa pacy i think it's very important to point out that the reaction by and large has been quite busted if and the measure are places like menuhin places like all in and probably not places like san francisco or new york all right our religious affairs correspondent martin jacques martin as always we appreciate your valuable insights into this thank you my pleasure. there less than 2 weeks to go b

associate justice sutherland. it became a senator from utah. the only supreme court catholic. a democrat who supported president harding. from wyoming -- 78. 56 years on the bench. james reynolds of tennessee, 75. confirmed bachelor. has voted against every new deal measure. benjamin nathan -- benjamin nathan cardozo, a 67 -- 67, appointed by president hoover. arlen of new york, a former dean of the university law school. justice brandeis of kentucky. wilson dared not appoint him attorney general, but did reported him to the court. -- the did appoint him to the core. and justice roberts. at 61, the youngest justice. long a conservative. and charles evans hughes, 75. chief justice since 1930. sometimes conservative, sometimes liberal. >> president roosevelt goes on the air in an appeal for popular support for his plan to reorganize the federal judiciary. it is his second such appeal within six days. he tells the people that his plan would protect them. >> those opposing the plan have sots to so prejudice and fear by saying i am seeking to pack the supreme court. what did they m

. >> the associated press highlighted in a story leading up to this incentive judge baird was indeed confirmed a total of six catholicse court. what you think of that impact? or do you think you will have an impact? i don't think it will have an i impact. i am catholic, which a 13 years of catholic school. i know when i'm serving as a lawyer i can separate my personal views from my legal views. i do not recall these types of questions being asked of a muslim judicial nominees gone to the process. or a jewish judicial nominee he went to the process part or an atheist nominees gone to the process. i find it very interesting that the left is particularly concerned about catholics. i think it goes to the fact that the left is beholding to plant hair parent hood and the dabortion industry. they very concerned that catholics are pro-life will cut into their bottom line. >> this is mike davis joining us founder and president of the article three project their website and check them out to have calls lined up for you. our first call is from ralph. he is from odessa, georgia who is opposed to judge barrett's confirmation part

association. has a personal background, they have raised the fact that as a practicing catholic she believes in pro-life values, including opposition to abortion rights, something that democrats made a case against in her nomination. the big picture here is the affordable care act, obamacare, as it is otherwise known. that will come before the supreme court on the 10th, oral arguments with a decision sometime next year on whether that law is still constitutional. now democrats will make the argument that judge merrick, -- judge barrett, who has written her academic writings about the questionable reality of the affordable care act, it's unlikely that the nine members of the supreme court would vote to strike down the affordable the individualnd mandate severable from the rest of the law. that has been the major point of contention. host: and for our coverage of that court case, you can head to our website, c-span.org. to follow zach cohen's reporting, had to nationaljournal.com. thank you for your time. guest: any time. host: let's get back to your calls this morning. amelia, good morning to you. caller

the associated press highlighting a story saying that if judge merrick is confirmed a total of six catholics- isriet is -- barrett confirmed, a total of six catholics. do you think that will have an impact? guest: i do not. i know when i am serving as a lawyer, i can separate personal views from my legal views. i do not recall these types of questions being asked of a muslim judicial nominee who has gone through the process or a jewish judicial nominee who is gone through the process, or an atheist. i find it very interesting that the left is particularly concerned about catholics and it goes to the fact that the left is beholden to planned parenthood in the abortion industry and they are concerned that catholics who are pro-life are going to cut into their bottom line. host: this is mike davis, founder and president of the article iii project. articleiiiproject.org is their website. we have calls lined up for you. fromirst one is from ralph augusta, georgia who is opposed to judge barrett's confirmation. you are on, go ahead. ifler: my concern is that she does not answer any questions that

catholic faith. i was reminded of the speech that john fitzgerald kennedy gave in 1960 in houston, texas, to the greater houston ministerial association addressing some of the explicit and implicit arguments that somehow he would be beholden to the vatican rather than be able to discharge his responsibilities as president of the united states. he pointed out as a catholic that that was not the only concern because if people would do that to a catholic, why not do it to a baptist or a muslim or a jew. he said for a -- why this year it may be a catholic whom the finger of suspicion is pointed, in other years it has been and may some day again be a jew or a quaker or a unitarian or a baptist. in fact, it was virginia's harassment of baptists that helped lead to jefferson's statute of religious freedom. he said tomorrow -- excuse me -- today i may be the victim but tomorrow it may be you until the whole fabric of our harmonious society is ripped at a time of great national peril. he made the important point, it seems so obvious that he shouldn't have had to make it. he said, i'm not the catholic candidate for president. i am the democrat

associate justices. >> the political battle has broken out on capitol hill as confirmation hearings for amy coney barrett begins. >> i think this hearing is a sham. >> when you tell them they'll be a catholicudge not an american judge, that's bigotry. >> the president returned to the campaign trail. >> i feel so powerful. i'll walk into there. i'll kiss everyone in that audience. >> dr. anthony fauci wants the trump campaign ad featuring him to be taken down. >> i think it's unfortunate and really disappointing that they did that. it's so clear i'm not a political person. >> voters head to the polls but are forced to wait hours to cast their ballots. >> i wanted to go back in my car and change my mind and go back home because the line was so long. >> johnson & johnson is pausing all dosing in a coronavirus vaccine study due to an unexplained illness in a participant. >> manuel margo makes this unbelievable catch. >> over the wall and he's got the ball. >> and all that matters. >> nope. get the [ bleep ] away. >> crazy cell phone video out of northern utah. this guy was stalked by that mountain lion for over six minutes while on a hike. >> go away! hope! >> on "cbs this morning." >> reachin

associate justice george sullivan born in england 75 years ago. immigrant on the u.s., he became senator from utah. here's butler of minnesota, 71. only supreme court catholic. the democratic appointee of president harding. willis vander van from wyoming, 78. senior justice. 26 years on the bench. james clark mcreynolds of tennessee, 75. confirmed bachelor. a democrat appointed by wilson, has voted against every new deal measure. only three justices are pleasing to new deal liberals. benjamin nathan cardozo, 67, descendant of the jewish rabbi, who presided at the inauguration and appointed by president hoover. harlan fisk stone of new york, 64. former dean of columbia university's law school. schoolmate of calvin coolidge. the oldest justice, justice brandeis of kentucky, 80, of distinguished jewish ancestry. so liberally opposed that wilson didn't appoint him attorney general but appointed him to the court. holding the balance of power are two justices, owen roberts at 61, the youngest justice, long a conservative. since this fight began liberal in seven decisions. and charles evans hughes, 75. the chief justice since 1930. sometimes conservative, sometime

associate justice on the current supreme court. she was born in 1972. she got her law degree from the university of notre dame. clerk fore was a law anthony scalia. heris catholic but affiliation with the charismatic multi-denominational christian group people of praise could arise during the hearing. amy coney barrett enter her husband jesse have seven children. the hearing started at 9:00 this morning. if you missed any of our coverage, you can watch it tonight. also available on the website c-span.org and with the free c-span radio app. you can find information about the process of seating a supreme court justice, archival hearings, and more. while we have this break, we have been watching for reaction to the hearing for judge barrett today. president trump tweeted this a short time ago. republicans are giving the democrats a great deal of time which is not mandated to make their self-serving statements relative to our great new future supreme court justice. personally i would pull back, approve, and go for stimulus for the people. of the united are states got this this morning. joe biden answering questions from paul reporters. joe

association. and then also the op-ed that was post," washington september 25. "amy, barrett, here's what people get wrong about her faith. president of the catholic -- amyity of america coney barrett, here's what people get wrong without -- -- faith.faith online -- faith." >> thank you. i will introduce those two. >> mr. chairman? >> yes, sir. >> letters in opposition to the nominees -- nomination from 50 organizations to support the rights of working families, 320 law professors specializing in health law and constitutional law, the alliance for justice lawyers for good government. >> without objection. just a couple of things, tying up some loose ends before we let you get on your way. senator harris mentioned, as did others, that they would like to see us working on covid relief again. i want to remind my colleagues that they had the opportunity to vote on this a couple of weeks back. and if senator harris chooses to come in next week, she will have the opportunity to vote on covid relief once again. she mentioned the california fires. her comments to you about climate change. i would just remind my friends -- my friend, senator harris, that i

association. and then also the op-ed that was post," washington september 25. "amy, barrett, here's what people get wrong about her faith. president of the catholic -- amyity of america coney barrett, here's what people get wrong without -- -- faith.faith online -- faith." >> thank you. i will introduce those two. >> mr. chairman? >> yes, sir. >> letters in opposition to the nominees -- nomination from 50 organizations to support the rights of working families, 320 law professors specializing in health law and constitutional law, the alliance for justice lawyers for good government. >> without objection. just a couple of things, tying up some loose ends before we let you get on your way. senator harris mentioned, as did others, that they would like to see us working on covid relief again. i want to remind my colleagues that they had the opportunity to vote on this a couple of weeks back. and if senator harris chooses to come in next week, she will have the opportunity to vote on covid relief once again. she mentioned the california fires. her comments to you about climate change. i would just remind my friends -- my friend, senator harris, that i