>> senator crapo. senator crapo. >> thank you, mr. chairman. judge kavanaugh, first i want to get into this whole question that has been bandied back and forth here, almost endlessly today about the fbi investigation process. because i think it is, i want to follow up a little bit what senator lee and senator sasse has referenced. there is a lot of talk about we need a fbi investigation. in these processes which you've been through a number of times now, when the fbi does a background check with regard to a nomination, could you quickly describe that for us? what does the fbi do? >> the fbi gathers statements from people who have information. they don't resolve credibility. they gather the information and the credibility determination is made by the ultimate fact-finder which in this case the united states senate. the committee of course hear is gathered evidence. >> the fbi then gives that report to the white house, if i understand it? and the white house then transfers it to the senate, is that? >> my understanding. >> and as you indicated it

crapo. >> aye. >> mr. kennedy. >> aye. >> mr. feinstein. >> on the nominee, no. >> mr. leahy. >> on the nominee, no. >> mr. durbin. >> no. >> mr. whitehouse. >> no. >> miss klobuchar. >> no. >> mr. cruz. >> on the nominee, no. >> mr. blouin many that will. >> no. >> >> mr. hooker. >> no. >> miss paris. >> no. >> mr. chairman. >> aye. >> mr. chairman, the votes are 11 yea, ten nays. >> the nominee will be reported to the floor. >> mr. chairman may i be recognized. >> yes. >> thank you, mr. chairman. i just want to thank my friend and colleague senator flake and thank you for giving us the time today to have a conversation. a number of my colleagues have asked for a one-week delay in order that there might be an fbi investigation of what allegations are currently before this committee. i respect senator flake's view that in his opinion it was best to respect your having given dr. ford the time to be heard yesterday and advance the nominee to the floor. but it is my hope that we could work together on a bipartisan basis to diligently pursue an fbi investigation within the

. >> miss mitchell fort senator crapo. we were still talking about the polygraph. i believe you said it hasn't been paid for yet. is that correct? thist me put an end to mystery. her lawyers have paid for her polygraph. >> as is routine. >> do you expect the price of that polygraph to be passed on to you? i am not sure yet. i haven't taken a look of the costs involved. we have relocated now twice. not kept track of the paperwork but i am sure i have a lot of work to catch up on. >> you have had a lot going on for several months. is it your understanding someone else is going to assist you with some of these fees? >> i'm aware there has been several gofundme sides i haven't had a chance to manage. i've never had one. gofundme sites that have raised money primarily for our security detail. i'm not sure how to collect that money or distribute it yet. i have not been able to focus on that. >> in your testimony this morning you stated that senator feinstein sent you a letter august 31. is that right? >> i sent her a letter july 30 and and i don't have the date. out of t

et's go to senator crapo next. senator crapo: thank you, judge nd thank you to your family. the process on which we are about to embark is one of maybe not the most important duties entrusted to the senate. advice and consent on judicial nominations. ultimately a fair and proper judge supreme court or otherwise must follow the law and not make laws from the bench. upon receiving his nomination to serve as an associate justice of the supreme court he stated my judicial fellows if i is straightforward. a judge must interpret statutes as written and a judge must interpret the constitution as written informed by history, tradition and precedent. isn't that the ideal of a judge steadfastly committed to the law? no one seriously questions judge kavanaugh's qualifications to serve as an associate justice. he is experienced and widely respected for his intellect and honesty. with over 300 authored opinions and 12 years of service on the bench he is a judge with a clear record demonstrating that he applies the law as written and enforces the constitution. he values precedent and has

. >> senator crapo. thank you, mr. chairman. judge kavanaugh, you can relax or just a short moment because i'm going to take a few moments at the beginning and introducing documents for the record. first, mr. chairman, i'd like to introduce and ask unanimous consent to enter an op-ed from the san bernardino sun editorial board stating that brett kavanaugh nomination might be the calm before the storm. the editorial board says that judge kavanaugh is and probably credentialed, conventionally conservative and less likely than others to overturn landmark culture were caselaw in addition to qualifications and nationwide respect, judge kavanaugh brings normality and judicial cohesion. i asking in this consent to introduce us to the record. >> without objection. >> mr. chairman, the san diego union tribune come and supreme court nominee brett kavanaugh may be more than you expect. this op-ed goes forward to say that it is strongly the editorial board is strongly inclined to support the confirmation has endorse nominees from both repub

mitchell for senator crapo. >> good afternoon. when we left off, we were still talking about the polygraph. i believe you said it hasn't been paid for yet. is that correct? >> let me put an end to this. her lawyers have paid for her polygraph. >> as is routine. >> as is routine. >> dr. ford, do you expect the that polygraph to be passed on to you? >> i'm not sure yet. i haven't taken a look at all the cost involved in this. we have relocated now twice so i haven't kept track of all that paperwork. i'm sure i have aa lot of work o do to catch up on all that later. >> i get you have a lot going on in utah about for several. but is it your understanding that someone elsee is going to assist you with the fees including the cost for yours polygraph. >> i'm aware that there's w been several sites and i haven't had a chance to figure out how to manage those because i've never had one. >> i'm sorry, what? >> sites that have raised money for her security detail. i'm not even quite sure how to collect t that money and how to distribute it y

senator crapo. senator crapo: thank you, mr. chairman. i wanted to respond first to a number of the comments that have been made about again the f.b.i. investigation and what the dynamic of what this committee has done. it's been said this committee has said changed its procedures and first time it has conducted its business in this way. again, as i said yesterday, i think that needs to be clarified and corrected. the fact is that when the f.b.i. does its background investigation, it does just that, a background investigation. it talks to people who may have information about the nominee. and take the statement from them. and then delivers its package of investigative information to the white house, which passes it onto the committee which is the report that this committee receives from the f.b.i. it's been said that president bush re-opened the f.b.i. investigation when the anita hill information came out. my understanding is and if i'm wrong on this, mr. chairman, please correct me, but my understanding when you as the chairman finally

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nd i thank senator crapo and collin and their staff and their commitment to achieving a strong, sound bipartisan agreement. and i want to thank my hometown senator rubio as well as senator shaheen who have taken the lead. for 30 years, hezbollah has remained iran's proxy. iran has been the primary source. what a terrible relationship these two have had. this bill builds on our past regimes nd sanctions including iran and they are providing weapons. and there is fund raising including its recruit for small zone nages and recognize is that hezbollahes more than a terrorist group. it is a global criminal organization, an enterprise that laundering. money tools, employ financial regulatory tools to deter, to of the and to get rid hezbollah network and we have to work together to confront this threat. with that, if the gentleman is closing -- has closed -- i will continue to are serve until the gentleman from new york, if he wants to talk a little bit more about me, we have plenty of time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from new york is recognized. mr. engel: i wouldn't object to i

one of the things that senator crapo and senator sassa and others have raised during the course of these hearings is the role of the administrative agencies and their government. first of all with their administrative agencies in the founding of america quest secretary of war and foreign affairs treasury so there were a few departments created in the beginning of the republic but obviously those were ones of core executive functions so those are theex ones. >> to your point on anything approaching the number of agencies now. >> that's very helpful. i hadn't thought about those administered of agencies that there had are fans of government and they would issue regulations and rules. what wee see today issue rules and regulations they have the force of law do they not? we'll get to vote on the bureaucrats that occupy those agencies. >> the executive agencies are appointed by the advice and consent of the president. they are not elected. >> one of the things i think is part of the genius of our representative government is the fact that those of us who do make policies were up for election

senat senator crapo. >> yes, chairman, i will do that and i wanted to respond first to the number of comments being made about, again, needing the fbi investigation, and the dynamic of what this committee has done. it is said that this committee has changed the procedure, and this is the first time that it has conducted its business in this way. again, as i said yesterday, i think that needs to be clarify and correct ed. the fact is that when the fbi does its background investigation, it does just that, a background investigation. it talks to people who may have information about the nominee, and then a takes a statement from them. then it delivers the package of investigative information no the white house which passes it on to the committee which is the report that this committee receives from the fbi. it has been said that president bush reopened the fbi investigation when the anita hill information came out. my understanding is and if i am wrong on this, mr. chairman, please correct me, but my understanding on this is that when you, the chairman finally found out about the inform

crapo. >> no. >> mr. tillis. >> no. >> mr. kennedy. >> no. >> mrs. feinstein. >> aye. >> mr.> mr. chlklobuchar. >> aye. >> mr. booker. >> aye. >> miss harris. >> no. >> mr. chairman. >> no. >> ten yeas, 11 nays. >> now i move, as i said i was going to do, that we set the vote to report out judge kavanaugh's nomination at 1:30 p.m. today -- >> mr. chairman, point of order -- >> overruled -- >> mr. chairman -- >> aye. >> mr. chairman, point of order. >> mr. graham. >> aye. >> sorry, i can't hear -- >> the rule of the committee -- >> yes. >> mr. lee. >> aye. >> mr. cruz. >> aye. >> only had -- >> mr. flake. >> the ram job continues. >> mr. tillis. >> aye. >> mr. kennedy. >> aye. >> mrs. feinstein. >> no. >> mr. leahy. >> no, because it violates the customs of this -- of this committee -- >> mr. durbin. >> no. >> mr. whitehouse. >> no. >> miss klobuchar. >> no. >> mr. coon. >> no. >> i strongly object. this is just totally ridiculous. what a railroad job. the sans answer is no, no, no! >> mr. booker. [ inaudible ] >> miss harris? [ inaudible ] miss harris? >> senator? [ inaudible

. >> senator crapo. >> thank you mr. chairman. dr. cavanagh, judge kavanaugh, you and your family have been treated incredibly poorly by the senate and the media. and dr. ford has also been treated poorly. you have both seen your name's been drugged through the mud. this is the most shameful chapter in the history of the united states senate. let me say to you and your family, thank you for a lifetime of public service. i will say, watching your mother's pain to phase has been heart-wrenching as she has seen her son's character dragged through the mud after not only you are lifetime of public service but her lifetime of public service as well. and i know, as a father, there has been nothing more painful to you then talking to your daughters and explaining these attacks that the media is airin airing. i also believe that the american people are a fair minded people. that the american people can set aside the partisan warfare of washington and it looked to substance and facts. and that is the charge of this committee. now there have bee

>> senator crapo. >> i want to get back what's been bandied about about the fbi process. i want to follow up on what senator lee and senator sasse have referenced. there's been a lot of talk about we need an fbi investigation. in these processes which you've been through a number of times, when the fbi does a background check with regard to a nomination, could you quickly describe that for us? what does the fbi do? >> the fbi gathers statements from people who have information. they don't resolve credibility, they gather the information and the credibility determination is made by the ultimate fact-finder, which in this case is the united states senate. the committee, of course, here has gathered evidence. >> and the fbi then gives that report to the white house, if i understand it, and the white house then transfers it to the senate. is that the chain of control? >> that's my understanding, yes. >> as you indicated, and it's been said here many times, the fbi does not make judgments, it gives the senate committee information. at that point in time, if i understand the pr

i want to thank senator crapo, senator murkowski, senator booker, as well as ranking member johnson and chairman smith for co-sponsoring this important legislation and for their years of leadership in advocating for nuclear energy research and development. i'm grateful for the opportunity to work alongside my senate counterparts to prioritize fundamental research that will support nuclear innovation and keep america safe, independent, and most importantly globally competitive. i also want to thank my colleagues on the science committee who have worked alongside me with advancing this legislation. the nuclear energy innovation capabilities act, which i introduced in the 114th and 115th congress, provides updated statutory direction to the department of energy's nuclear to to ensure ities that fundamental research is prioritized and precious resources are not wasted. mr. speaker, this bill lays out a clear set of parameters and a definite timeline for d.o.e. to complete an advanced research reactor facility, which is a crucial part of ensuring innovative materials and nuclear fuels, r&d,

. >> senator crapo, you're not interested in asking a question? you passed? senator coons. >> thank you, senator kennedy. i'd like to ask unanimous consent to enter into the record a report on the nomination of judge kavanaugh by the lawyers' committee for civil rights under law and by the naacp legal defense and educational fund. >> without objection. >> mr. dean, thank you for your written testimony and appearing before us today. you alone have the unique historical experience that i think is directly relevant to what happens when presidential power's unchecked and a president is not accountable. based on your experience, what are the dangers of a presidency that doesn't face strong checks in the supreme court and congress, and what would have happened if watergate if president nixon had been able to avoid compliance with the subpoena or if he'd been able to fire the special prosecutor without some consequential response by congress? >> well, of course, when he first -- when he fired the special prosecutor, he reacted to the negative publicity that it gener

grassley didn't have the votes to actually overrule the democrats, because senators graham, senator crapoenator flake were not at the hearing. he knew he had to hold it up. until he held that up, the democrats pushed this. this is parliamentary procedure with screaming people in the background. neil: they have an aggressive timetable to get hearings wrap up this week. maybe get a vote out of committee by friday s that doable? >> i think it is doable. but not at this rate. i think expected hearings to be a lot more boring than they have been so far. everyone is waiting to see if kavanaugh screws up. if kavanaugh doesn't screw up, comes judicial and doesn't put his foot in it, he will get moderate votes, liberal republicans like senator collins. it will put a lot of pressure on blue state democrats to vote for him. democrats are outnumbered in the judiciary at least until january. neil: they hope, republicans, democrats hope, delay, delay, hope you do well in the midterms elections, that you flip the senate. that might be uphill battle. the house could be another matter. then shoot it down

crapo. >> aye. >> miss feinstein? >> on the nominee, no. >> mr. durbin? >> no. >> mr. whitehouse?. >> no. >> miss hirono. >> no. [ inaudible ]. >> mr. chairman? >> aye. >> mr. chairman, the votes are 11 aye, 10 nay. >> the nominee will be reported to the floor. >> may i be recognized? >> yes. >> i want to thank my colleague, senator flake, and thank you for giving us the time today to have a conversation. a number of my colleagues have asked for a one-week delay in order that there might be an fbi investigation of what allegations are currently before this committee. i respect senator flake's view that in his opinion, it was best to respect your having given dr. ford the time to be heard yesterday and advance the nominee to the floor, but it is my hope that we could work together on a bipartisan basis to diligently pursue an fbi investigation within the next week not for the purpose of delay but for the purpose of investigating further either allegations made by dr. ford or others with a goal towards demonstrating a bipartisan commitment to diligently investigating this allegation

. >> senator crapo. >> thank you mister chairman.first i want to get into the question bandied back and forth almost endlessly about the fbi investigation process. to follow up on what other senators have referenced senator lee and senator sass. in this process that you have been through a number of times when they do a background check can you quickly describe that? do quick. >> they gatherat statements from people who have information. they don't resolveed credibility and that determination is made by the task binder in this case would be the united states senate that committee here has gathered evidence. >> then the fbi gives that report to the white house if i understand it then they transfer to the senate quick. >> that's my understanding. as you indicated it does not make judgments it gives the senate committee information. at that point in time if i understand the process correctly, the united states senate judiciary committee has legal authorities of it receives information that it wants to further investigate. the senate has

. >> senator crapo is next. thank you, mr. chairman. judge kavanaugh, welcome. you for her service to this country and a willingness to express to take this additional assignment. in thank you to your family. we welcome them as well. the process on which were about to embark is one of maybe not the most important duties entrusted to the senate. advice and consent on judicial nominations. he proper judge supreme court in otherwise must follow the law and not make laws from the c bench. upon receiving my judicial philosophy is straightforward. a judge must interpret statutes are threatened and must interpret the constitution as written informed of precedent it. isn't thatat the ideal of a jude steadfastly committed to the law. seriously questions judge kavanaugh's qualifications to serve as an associate justice on the highest court. he's vastlyly experienced for hs intellect, honesty in the document. with over 300 authored opinions and as a judge with a clear record demonstrating that he applies the laws written in the forces the constitution. hear values preceden

. >> senator crapo. >> thank you, mr. chairman. i did not have a question but now i do. i, too, appreciate deeply the work the aba does in the ratings and reviews they give us on our candidates. that is not the question, to me. the question is whether the aba or anyone should be giving a black ball and be able to prohibit or plan a candidate from being considered by the committee if it does not give it its approval. what are your thoughts on that? >> incidentally one of your fellow from idaho that his chair this committee, tim hopkins -- >> great attorney, great friend. >> great man. i don't think that we only see our of the ball. what we are familiar with is the confidence of nominees and their integrity and judicial temperament. you may have other considerations that aren't on her mind and i don't think we've blackballed them but give our recommendations. >> i agree with that. >> thank you very much. thank you for your testimony today. >> thank you. >> senator blumenthal. >> thank you, mr. chairman. i want to join in thanking you for your excellent work in the values t

crapo: i rise today in support of elad roisman. on june 1, 2018, president trump announced his intention to nominate elad for the securities and exchange commission for a five-year term. he serves as chief counsel for the banking committee, and i can attest to his qualifications for this position. he has an impressive command of securities law, a keen intellect and work ethic and exhibited a steadfast commitment to doing what is right. these attributes were manifested during his nomination testimony a few weeks ago. he was subsequently voted out of the committee by voice vote with unanimous bipartisan support. as many on the banking commit know -- committee know, he is familiar with the s.e.c. having served as chief counsel at the nyseure know net. he is an especially qualified candidate. the s.e.c. has an important three-part mission, protect investors, maintain fair, orderly, and efficient markets, and facilitate capital formation. each part of this mission is equally important and should not come at the expense of the other. in

. >> senator crapo, you're not interested in asking a question? you passed? senator coons. >> thank you, senator kennedy. i'd like to ask unanimous consent to enter into the record a report on the nomination of judge kavanaugh by the lawyers' committee for civil rights under law and by the naacp legal defense and educational fund. >> without objection. >> mr. dean, thank you for your written testimony and appearing before us today. you alone have the unique historical experience that i think is directly relevant to what happens when presidential power's unchecked and a president is not accountable. based on your experience, what are the dangers of a presidency that doesn't face strong checks in the supreme court and congress, and what would have happened if watergate if president nixon had been able to avoid compliance with the subpoena or if he'd been able to fire the special prosecutor without some consequential response by congress? >> well, of course, when he first -- when he fired the special prosecutor, he reacted to the negative publicity that it gener

let's go to senator crapo's next. >> thank you, mr. chairman. judge kavanaugh, welcome. service to this country and the willingness that you have expressed to take the additional assignment. and thank you to your family. we welcome them as well. the process on the process is one of the most important duties entrusted to the senate. advice and consent on judicial nominations. ultimately a fair and proper judge, supreme court or otherwise, must follow the law and not make laws from the bench. upon receiving his nomination to serve as an associate justice of the supreme court, judge kavanaugh stated my judicial philosophy is straightforward. a just must interpret statutes as written and interpret the constitution as written informed by history and tradition and precedent. isn't that the ideal of a judge steadfastly committed to the law? no one questions judge kavanaugh's qualifications to serve as an associate justice on our highest court. he is vastly experienced and widely respected for his intellect, honesty and his legal acumen. with over 300 opinions and 12 years on th