trump's presentation in mr cavanaugh was almost was a political campaign peeling less to judicial philosophy than to what people might think they were voting for as a political candidate family values and and bring him forth his action for his family and his and as his parents to show that he's somebody that is a sympathetic character as john was mentioning there senators are going to be grilling brett kavanaugh fairly strongly over the next few months is it going to make much of a difference do you think in the end. i think the answer is no i think in some sense the democrats shot themselves in the foot when they set the precedent of eliminating the filibuster for all the justices except the supreme court and then with the with the gorsuch nomination even the supreme court then fell away side from a filibuster so they don't have the votes and the fact is a nominee is not going to answer questions like are you going to overrule roe versus wade the abortion case are you going to rule against gay rights in the oberg fail d

mr. cavanaugh say that a president should be subpoenaed, he said the president shouldn't be investigated. as the president above the law? he went even further and make the incredulous statement if the president deems it to be unconstitutional he should have followed. that would be bad if anyone were president but with donald trump who has shown such little respect for the rule of law, balance of power, this is extremely us. we believe the number one issue in america is healthcare and the ability for people to get good health care prices they can afford to. the nomination with a dagger through the heart of this cherished belief that most americans have a. there are many issues out there. there's the rights of labor unions, the rights of people that want to protect the environment, the rights of the community is all at risk. but at the top of the list is healthcare and this nominee will make the ability of americans to afford decent health care so much worse. senator klobuchar. >> thank you senator. our job is to th the peoples business and not the president's business and that means that o

if he retired bennett reported that kennedy quote felt comfortable retiring once assured that mr cavanaugh would be nominated the report seems to corroborate a similar but heads report in politico and may create grounds to challenge both the kavanaugh nomination and supreme court decisions made with kennedy's vote one negotiations with the trump white house were underway a white house spokesperson did not deny the n.b.c. report when asked directly about it earlier today and judge kavanagh will need to be approved by the u.s. senate and late today a group of senate democrats standing in front of the supreme court gathered to denounce the selection saying that if successful the new justice could lead to an alteration of the infamous roe versus wade decision on reproductive rights and issues related to health care among others and here to discuss the nomination and more and what it might mean for business and finances why no of why no media who is also for those of you who don't know an attorney lionel thank you so much for being with us i heard the judge said that he thought it was important

be investigated mr cavanaugh is the president above the law. and he went even further and made the incredulous statement that if the president deemed a law to be unconstitutional we shouldn't follow it that would be bad if anyone were president but with donald trump who has shown so little respect for rule of law for balance of power for dispersion of power. this is extremely dangerous and yet for publicans are doing their democrat colleagues to give a chance present trump has made an outstanding choice he has kept his commitment to the american people his selection of a nominee with deep experience on the law and an understanding of the proper role of a judge under our constitution that it be more resignations from prime minister to these amazing ruling party over her strategy for break that in the u.k. two senior conservatives are now stepping down just a day after briggs it negotiated david davis and foreign secretary boris johnson both quit for the same reason john holl reports. trooping into downing street a brand new minister in charge of

mr. cavanaugh whether or not he was involved in that. he went further than answering that question yes or no, he said i was not involved in am not involved in the questions about the rules governing detention of combatants. statement after that to be approved by the senate and to take his seat on the d.c. court of appeals. within a matter of months we kind of there was more to the story. we found that he was personally present in a heated exchange at the white house over the representation of these combatants by legal counsel and he volunteered information about what he thought justice kennedy would do if confronted by that. the statement he made under oath was contradicted by the record that came out later. obviously, it raises the question in my mind that i wasn't sure what was going on here. question in the letter. could you please explain the discrepancy? i didn't get an answer to that letter, but i think i might get an answer now. leahy same time, senator came up with a memo sent to kavanagh in the white house on the same subject th

mr. cavanaugh, if he's confirmed, he should recuse himself from any cases coming up that involve mr. trump. but president trump, what are ce the ch of that? because there's, doesn't that usually require some kindob of ous conflict of interest? >> yeah. >> i think it's very unlikely this came up a lot with justice scalia. when he was on the cower. should he recuse himself. it's come up i terms of justice thomas and his wife who is an operative th a conservative think tank in washington. it never goes anywhere but it's a lot of political theater. >> it's strictly up to them to decide whether to recuse . themselv >> scott, we know that on the republican side, w have sue colins of maine and lisa murkowsky, they're perceived as key swing votes. what about democrats, what kind of pressure is there or democrats running for re-election in states that president trump won in 2016. >> joe manchin, jim donnelly in indiana. heidi heitkamp, these are all states that trump won. they're going to have to decide if they' the votes to confirm him. can i be the 51st, 52nd, 53rd vote. why should i take a

if he retired bennett reported that kennedy quote felt comfortable retiring once assured that mr cavanaugh would be nominated the report seems to corroborate a similar but head report in politico and may create grounds to challenge both the kavanagh nomination and supreme court decisions made with kennedy's vote one negotiations with the trump white house were underway a white house spokesperson did not deny the n.b.c. report when asked directly about it earlier today and judge kavanagh will need to be approved by the u.s. senate and late today a group of senate democrats standing in front of the supreme court gathered to denounce the selection saying that if successful the new justice could lead to an alteration of the infamous roe versus wade decision on reproductive rights and issues related to health care among others and here to discuss the nomination and more and what it might mean for business and finances why no of why no media who is also for those of you who don't know an attorney lionel thank you so much for being with us i heard the judge said that he thought it was important f

mr. cavanaugh for the supreme court. >> the timing is very curious. the fact that he was going to leave was well known but the timing was pretty curious. i do think the supreme court fight is going to be an entrenched battle but that eventually cavanaugh will get through. i don't think it's a huge heavy lift. people are now coming through his disclosures and there may be more to come on that. eyes: we will keep her open on that. that's marty schenker. abigail doolittle is here with a check on markets. abigail: we are seeing a rebound. take a look at major averages all rallying. nicely higher at session highs. the dow and the s&p 500 up more than .7%. it's the tech heavy nasdaq leading the way of more than 1%. the major averages of eight of the last 10 sessions. yesterday hit by trade war affairs. today stock investors looking pass those fears. are still worried about the possibility of a trade war. what it could mean for the global demand picture and if we take a look at this chart of oil we see the real fears that came out yesterday when oil was down

everything that i've seen so far confirms that judge cavanaugh satisfies all three of these requirements. mr. president, i would like to, talk today about a few things i think we can expect to see over the next couple of months. first it's safe to say that throughout this process judge cavanaugh will not announce how he is going to rule on cases that might come before him on the supreme court. mr. president, you andsi i know as we walked back from the visit at the white h house and were heading home after having a chance to visit with the president of the united states that it's a very appropriate thing for the judge to do. do not announce how he's gonna rule on cases that might come before him in the supreme court. in fact, the ethics rules they it's exactly what the nominee should do, should avoid making me spread the rule say the judges the nominee should not answer questions about having to rule on a case they would consider. i expect judge cavanaugh will follow the rules and not get into specifics on which side he may favor. she said a judge sworn to decide impartially can offer no fore

mr. cavanaugh and i ask it be made part of the record. objection,r: without but he is not seeking follow-up answers from the witness, is he? --. leahy: i think this is there is a specific one, in which the nominee is asked to respond. that is specific. cavanaugh has not seen it yet. sen. specter: i want the question to be asked today, because as stated last week, it is the intention to vote on him on thursday. and he will stay here long enough, within reason, to answer the questions. sen. leahy: i would hope you would look at this, and i would hope he would be prepared to answer. i think it could be done fairly quickly. sen. specter: let me take a look at it first, and give him a copy, and i will pass it on to him. meanwhile, we will go on to senator coburn for a round of questions. does theoburn: president have an obligation to preserve presidential handlers through signing statements -- presidential powers through signing statements? brett kavanaugh: signing statements have been used throughout our history, and particularly the last fou

cavanaugh's qualifications. e presiding officer: majority leader. mr. mcconnell: yesterday i had an opportunity to theesterday, i had opportunity to meet with judge brett cavanaugh. impossible not to come away impressed. has an all-star legal resume, topflight academic credentials. his extensive judicial record is defined by fairness, thoroughness and analytical precision. i was already confident the pred had made -- the president had made an outstanding choice. now i'm even more confident that my colleagues here and americans around the country won't have to take my word for it. just look at one of judge kavanaugh's former professors at yale law school. here's what professor akhil amar wrote in "the new york times." it is hard to name anyone with judicial credentials as strong as judge kavanaugh. current faculty at yale law describe him as a, quote, true intellectual, and a wonderful mentor and thinker to our students. even at harvard, his alma mater's archrival, a scholar agrees that judge kavanaugh is, quote, a generous, honorable, kind person. or ask

mr. cavanaugh's link to the bush clinical dynasty gave trump cause and he peppered associates with questions whether "my base would embrace him." cavanaugh'sd conservative judicial record made up for concerns about how some of these core backers would view the pick, officials said. let's go to clean in swansboro, georgia on her democratic line. caller: good morning. that young lady but it is so hard to get through here. i want to comment on this. i'm going to make a quick. side the bible says take nothing you can't give back. i feel like if you don't want these babies why do you live down and get them? my mother taught me if you are good enough to lay down and get them you should be good enough to test god is not pleased with that. when they first get there on the board where is it later on? they throw it away. another thing about why don't -- coming in on these things because i'm a democrat but i believe in -- nothing slide to go through. you're supposed to get together and love one another and do the right thing for your people. host: a tweet came in earlier for our guest. this one from co

everything thave seen so far would be a very good conversation and judge cavanaugh would make an a for justice of the supreme court. thank you, mr. president. i yield the floor. >> today i rise to oppose the nomination of brent cavanaugh to the supreme court. this is an issue i will return to in the coming weeks. that i want to say a few words about why i am in opposition. i think many americans have a pretty good sense of what the function of congress is, what the president of the united states does but many americans do not fully appreciate and what it plays in our lives. in the past decade alone the supreme court issued some incredibly controversial and in my mind disastrous decisions that has had a profound impact on the lives of american people. let me review why this nomination is so very important. let me show you what a one-vote majority has done in recent years. president, if you go out onto the streets of any community in the united states of america whether it's a conservative area or progressive area, what most people will tell you is that we have a corrupt campaign finance system. a system which today, as we speak a

host: you mention justice barrett, talk about the other two, robert cavanaugh and mr. tch?au lait --kefli question, is the huge i would think anyone who thinks that they can get inside donald trumphad an think of -- 's head and think about what he is going to do is probably a fool. guessf us do not try to or second-guess what the president is going to do. if i were betting i think i would have to bet on amy coney barrett, partly because she is 46, slightly younger than the other two on the short list. a couple of interesting things, everyone on the shortlist has clerked for a supreme court justice. she clerked for justice scalia. the other clerked for justice kennedy. you could argue that that is in their benefit because he is the one retiring. maybe one of his former clerks could be a successor. obviously amy coney barrett is the only female on the list. i think a lot of conservatives sort of think it might be nice for a republican president to now pick a female justice. sandra day o'connor was the first woman on the supreme court nominated by ronald reagan, since then the

leader of poison, first and middle name of cavanaugh who one celebrity apprentice in 2010, the host, mr. donald trump who come after. [inaudible] is it no longer that bret cavanaugh is simply unqualified, but that he is evil. you be the judge. were just asking questions. [applause] all we do here is ask questions. i don't know. he might not be evil but after looking at that, i wouldn't let him near my family. i don't even have a family. but if i had a family, he's not coming near. all right. joe, does bret cavanaugh frighten you? >> ms comfortable with him as when i go into a jacuzzi with my shirt still on. [laughter] all the dirt they dug up on this guy is pretty lame. the washington nationals fan, expect him to recuse himself. he's the treasurer of the k club, that's good. he's a responsible guy in the k club. >> it's true. [laughter] without him you wouldn't have the keg club. you know what's good about this, his vices are baseball beer and that which makes him american. i wish my dark secrets were this benign. i would like to say that's absurd, it's really not. if you listen to what

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honor and privilege to announce that i will nominate judge pratt -- brett cavanaugh to the united states supreme court. [applause] >> mr. president, i am grateful to you. and i'm humbled by your confidence in me. announcer: brett kavanaugh of the united states courts of appeals is president trump's nominee for the supreme court. >> i am pleased with the nominee the president has chosen. after talking to him yesterday morning, i look forward to supporting his nomination and doing whatever i can to ensure his bipartisan confirmation. if judge cavanaugh is confirmed, women's freedom to make decisions about their bodies, reform store health care system, the quality of our era and -- air and water, and much more will be at risk. >> frankly, i cannot think of anybody who was more qualified to serve as the next associate justice of the supreme court. announcer: follow the confirmation process on c-span through congress as judge kavanagh meets with key senators, the senate confirmation hearings, and the vote. watch live on c-span, watch anytime on c-span.org. or listen with the free c-span radio app. now, a hearing on the impa

brett cavanaugh has ties to two past presidents. >> mr. esident, i am honored to have served you and the presidency. >> reporter: but as a judge conservative critics argue cavanaugh didn't go far enough on his opinions on abortion and obamacare. barrett would be the youngest. a catholic, she's embraced by catholic conservatives. fending off criticism during her last confirmation hearing that her face would affect her legal judgments. d >> when you rour speeches, the conclusion one draws is that the dogma lives loudly withinyo u. >> reporter: the senate will have the final say and already pressure's building on red state democrats home for the holid to oppose any presidential pick. also this morning secretary of state mike pompeo is in route to north korea for anotherti m with kim jong-un, his first visit there since last month'si sun singapore trying to turn what they discussed, the president discussednto something more solid. the trump trying to erase skepticism that north korea is serious about getting rid of their weapons. wcretly making

host: you mention justice barrett, talk about the other two, robert cavanaugh and mr. tch?t --kefli question, is the huge i would think anyone who thinks that they can get inside donald trumphad an think of -- 's head and think about what he is going to do is probably a fool. guessf us do not try to or second-guess what the president is going to do. if i were betting i think i would have to bet on amy coney barrett, partly because she is 46, slightly younger than the other two on the short list. a couple of interesting things, everyone on the shortlist has clerked for a supreme court justice. she clerked for justice scalia. the other clerked for justice kennedy. you could argue that that is in their benefit because he is the one retiring. maybe one of his former clerks could be a successor. obviously amy coney barrett is the only female on the list. i think a lot of conservatives sort of think it might be nice for a republican president to now pick a female justice. sandra day o'connor was the first woman on the supreme court nominated by ronald reagan, since then there has

. -- ou think judge cavanaugh justice cavanaugh, do you think we will see democrats and democrats and have these fights in the elected politics arena? mr. ryan: like a campaign. jonah: let's say for the sake of argument we get him on the bench and the supreme court actually starts not legislating from the bench but rolling things back. how do you think that's going to change politics? mr. ryan: to your second and previous question, i think our members are getting farther than they were before. our majority was soft on philosophy in the early 2000's and lost the majority and i called it young guns with kevin and eric and that was to find conservatives who could make us a more conservative majority and different people arrive it through practice matism through a dentist or think tanker but we are more acquainted with this ideas. the caucus is better. these judge fights bring that to a rise. and for instance, a lot of the agenda we ran on, it was on article 1 versus the other articles. a lot of it was about the separation of powers. we have a long way to go but we are acknowledging it and going down that path. hired new employees to write

mr. trump remained coy. all the while teasing tonight's historicke y o'donnell has all and more. >> reporter: a casual drive contender raymond kesseledge. brett cavanaugh stepped out on the eve of this announcement and cameras spotted amy coney barrett. also in the running, thomas h d hardeman. the president said his search is almost complete. >> let's say it's the four people. i'm getting close to making a final decision. >> reporter: the road to confirmation is paved with political pressure. >> i hope every republican will rally behind these picks because they're all outstanding. >> reporter: already on cable, this conservative group's ad. >> extremists will lie and attack the nominee but don't be fooled. >> reporter: behind the scenes senate majority encouraged>> is think about who is the easiest to get confirmed here. >> hardeman's last confirmation vote was unanimous. extra time and when he managed all presidential documents for george w. bush while barrett's views a a social conservative could risk needed republican votes from two senators who support abortion rights. >> they understand it's an historic decision. it's about more than the next ele

tonight, it is my honor and privilege to announce i will nominate judge brett cavanaugh to the united states supreme court. >> mr. president, i am grateful to you. i am humbled and your confidence in me. brett kavanaugh is >>'s nominee for supreme court. >> i am pleased with the nominee the president has chosen. after talking to him yesterday morning, i look forward to supporting his nomination and doing whatever i can to ensure his bipartisan confirmation. if brett kavanaugh is confirmed, williams free them -- women's freedom to make decisions about their bodies, the quality of our air and water, and much more will be at risk. >> i cannot think of anybody who is more qualified to serve the supreme court. >> follow the confirmation progress on c-span watch last -- live on in cspan. >>> next, a discussion focusing on the dangers of radioactive waste, hosted by the environmental and energy study institute. >> i want to immediately correct myself and clarify my remarks. if you move tech front, we would like to give priority to them.

tonight, it's my honor and privilege to announce that i will nominate judge brett cavanaugh to the united states supreme court. >> mr. president, i'm grateful to you and i'm humbled by your confidence in me. thank you. >> brett cavanaugh of the united states court of appeals for the district of columbia circuit is president trump's nominee for the supreme court. >> i'm pleased with the nominee the president has chosen. after talking with him yesterday morning, i look forward to supporting his nomination and doing whatever i can to ensure his bipartisan confirmation. >> if judge cavanaugh is confirmed, women's freedom to make decisions about their bodies, reforms to our health care system, the quality of our air and water and much more will be at risk. >> frankly, i cannot think of anybody who is more qualified to serve. >> follow the confirmation process on c-span. watch live on c-span. >>> more now from this forum on how the democratic party can advance its agenda leading up to the 2018 and 2020 elections. this is about economic issues including training

mr. stewart regarding the supreme court president trumps nomination to fill the kennedy vacancy you said you support judge cavanaugh and you also said you would like to see roe v wade overturned. you said you would not vote for any nominee that did not pledge to overturn roe v wade so what other specific this test would you have for supreme courtor nominee? >>stewart: judge cavanaugh is qualified by the university law school that he is an alum and also supported by many of those at harvard university law school where he teaches. whois a liberal taking orders from clintonwh and schumer and pelosi he will be voting against judge kavanaugh. we know that. he says he considers that as the other senator from virginia has been very open but with senator kaine will vote against him because he does automatically do anything that the president does you automatically vote against anything the president does to revive the economy, automatically vote even the most preeminent judge in united states for the supreme court. because he is the ultraliberal control by the liberal left wing of his party. as far as i'm concerned i think

mr. trump speaking to three more potential nominees tuesday wab source with firsthand knowledge of the selection process telling nbc news the list of names under consideration stands at seven. amy conet barette, brett cavanaugh, joan larson, thomas harden and a sitting senator, mike lee, who the white house says is among those the president spoke to monday. >> like justice gorsuch, we hit a home run there and we're going to hit a home run here. >> still with new concerns, is that roe v. wade could be reversed. this new ad aimed at maine republican susan collins reading trump has been loud and clear saying he picks supreme court justices to end roe v. wade, we believe him. don't you, senator collins? the president insisting americans will all be in on his choice. >> these are very talented people, brilliant people that i think you're going to love. >> the trump administration announced it will be rolling back this obama era policy that promoted diversity in higher education. what more can you tell us about that? >> yeah, you're are right. this is a reversal on affirmative action, erasing guidelines put in places under prosecute president obama. the trump administration now saying the colleges and universities

mr. president, i come to the floor today to discuss my strong opposition to the nomination judge cavanaugh for a lifetime appointment on the united states supreme court. mr. president, there are few issues i take more seriously as a senator than my duty to consider and vote on supreme court nominees. it was watching the clarence thomas hearings and seeing how

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mr. president, i come to the floor today to discuss my strong opposition to the nomination judge cavanaugh for a lifetime appointment on the united states supreme court. mr. president, there are few issues i take more seriously as a senator than my duty to consider and vote on supreme court nominees. it was watching the clarence thomas hearings and seeing how my voice and the voices of people like me all across the country were not being heard that got me to run for the senate in the first place. and i believe it is one of the most important jobs we have on behalf of our constituents. mr. president, my time in the senate, i've had the opportunity to consider nominees from democrats and from republicans and for each one of these nominees i made by evaluation and based my decision on their experience and record and my understanding whether they would uphold the constitution and protect our rights and freedoms. i voted for some of of them, including the nominee from president bush, and i voted against some of them, each on their merits and each based on how i thought they would serve, but, mr