supreme court for decades. and further divide. the country. approval of brett kavanaugh for the supreme court would be a stain on the united states supreme court for generations to come. we do that damage to the nation's highest court. whether we are in disagreement on his policy as a magazine sa said, we are talking about the fundamental integrity. our responsibility to uphold that integrity. >> and judge kavanaugh we heard several statements that clearly contradict the facts and evidence. they are, on truth. he claimed the fbi had already investigated him. because they did a background check six times. the fbi never investigated doctor blasÉ ford allegations. never investigated the other two allegations. in fact, the ada highlights this point. senator grassley said that committee investigation were willing to talk to the witnesses about their allegations, but committee investigators are no substitute for the fbi. the fbi must send trained professionals to talk to the brave survivors who have come forward. they must talk to mark judge. i offered a motion to subpoena mark judge this morning before our committee. the motion was voted down. the

he has no right to be on the united states supreme court. it is a privilege of extraordinary magnitude and significance. the position is one of the most importance in our country. a lifetime appointment to the highest court in the lands. our responsibility is not to approve just anyone for that job, we should be seeking the best person. a person of intellect and integrity and temperaments will be fair and impartial, objective and considerate. i concluded well before the hearing yesterday, it's no secret that i would oppose judge brett kavanaugh for the united states supreme court. my opposition was based on his extreme ideological views and judicial philosophy which were amply demonstrated at the previous hearing. my concern that he would be a fifth vote to cut back or overturn roe versus wade and stop women from making decisions about when they would become pregnant or have children. stop people from marrying and exercising their right to do so with the person they love. cutting back on consumer and worker rights and environmental objectives

it will stay in the united states supreme court. united supreme -- the supreme court has no army. the people obey the supreme court's orders because of its trust and credibility. undercut and decisively diminish the trust and confidence of the american people in the united states supreme court if judge kavanaugh is rushed to confirmation without an fbi investigation, without a fair proceeding through a kangaroo court process that ignores the rights and respects that survivors deserve. >> thank you all very much. we appreciate it. [inaudible] >> good afternoon, everyone. majorityiary committee has decided to college hearing a hearing forcall monday to give dr. ford the opportunity to be heard. it will be handled in a fair manner. however,ll disturbing, to think about the way in which this has developed at the end. the ranking member of the judiciary committee had notice of this for quite some time. they decided to spring it right at the end. it is obvious this is all about delaying the process. does deserve the right to be heard. we are looking forward to hearing what she has to say

supreme court for decades and further divide the country. end quote. approval of brett kavanaugh for the united states supreme court would be a cloud. it would be a stain on the united states supreme court for generations to come. we do that damage to the nation's highest court at our peril. whether we are in agreement or disagreement with brett kavanaugh on his policy aims, as the magazine said. we're talking here about the fundamental integrity of an institution and our responsibility to uphold that integrity. in his testimony yesterday, she was convincing not only because of what she knew and recalled in such precise, vivid detail, indeed highlighting the laughter of brett kavanaugh as he groped her and held her down, as he lay on top of her. the laughter from both him and from mark judge. and after we heard her compelling and powerful story, in judge kavanaugh, we heard several statements that clearly contradict the facts and evidence. they are untruths. he claimed that the f.b.i. had already investigated him because they did a background check six times. the f.b.i. never investigated dr. blasey ford's allegations. it never inves

and are accepted by the united states supreme court they also arrive there from the state courts and after a litigant has exhausted remedies in the state court in certain limited situations their case will be taken by the united states supreme court so there are appeals both from each of the fifty states highest courts and there's also appeals from federal courts and finally there are pills from federal agencies if some agency like the e.p.a. environmental protection makes the final decision but let me address one other point here i might because you asked about i represent people charged just like judge kavanaugh he would be like a normal client for me someone who's in a world of trouble and who absolutely denies the charges and it's so important like the other attorney says that we have to protect their individual rights their constitutional rights and that's what i do but the important thing and i agree with him this is not a court of law this gentleman has no right to be confirmed to the supreme court he has no right not to have the president and the republican senators pull his n

it will stay in the united states supreme court. united supreme -- the supreme court has no army. the people obey the supreme court's orders because of its trust and credibility. undercut and decisively diminish the trust and confidence of the american people in the united states supreme court if judge kavanaugh is rushed to confirmation without an fbi investigation, without a fair proceeding through a kangaroo court process that ignores the rights and respects that survivors deserve. >> thank you all very much. we appreciate it. [inaudible]

i have listened today and it is no wonder to me that so many americans think that the united states supreme court is nothing more than a little congress. a political body. i think that like the united states senate. let me try to explain what i am looking for in a supreme court justice. i want a judge. i don't want a politician. now sh now, i am not naive and it is true that senator booker and i are new to the senate. we didn't come here when moses walked the earth. but, we're not new to politics. i understand that human relations are about politics. i get that, but i don't believe that our founders ever intend po united states supreme court to become a political body. i don't. i'm not looking for an ideologue or a hater. but what i am looking for is somebody who is whip smart, who's intellectually curious, who writes cleanly and crisply, who knows what a semicolon is for and who is will ting to protect the united states' constitution and the bill of writes and understands that the bill of rights is not an a la carte menu. every one of them counts. let me try to explain further why i agree with s

i am very proud to support the nominee, brett kavanaugh, for the united states supreme court. i have the fortune to know him since 2000. he is an exceptional nominee in all respects and are, along with the majority leader and others, think it is a disservice to him as well as our courts, the senate and the confirmation process for us to sit idly by and allow our colleagues across the aisle to blow up the normal process and denigrate a reputation he spent a career to build especially without solid evidence. again, we all feel sympathy, a when those serious accusations are made. we also need to consider both sides of the equation. we need to consider the impact on the nominee, someone who served 12 years as a judge on the dc circuit court of appeals. and for that work for the president of the united states and the white house counsel's office. checks has this accusation been lodged. not once in his long career has there been any allegation of improper conduct on the part of brett kavanaugh toward women, not once other than this allegation. as i said, mister president, i think if

investigations, it is very possible that very significant questions will need to be answered by the united states supreme court tonight united states supreme court. so it is a serious matter. the fact again that as a nominee he has been parsing and playing around with words before giving a direct answer gives me pause. >> senator kamala harris in the judiciary committee. thank you so much. i know you have to get back. see, i should have had her call in on two phones at once. so when it started cutting out on the one phone, i could have that, turn to the other side! it never works out. but what i do count on... is staying happy and healthy. so, i add protein, vitamins and minerals to my diet with boost®. new boost® high protein nutritional drink now has 33% more high-quality protein, along with 26 essential and minerals your body needs. all with guaranteed great taste. the upside- i'm just getting started. boost® high protein be up for life but let's be honest, nobody likes dealing with insurance. which is why esurance hired me, dennis quaid, as their spokesperson because apparently, i'm highly likable. see, th

i listen today and it's no wonder to me that so many americans think that the united states supreme court is nothing more than a little congress, a political body, like the united states senate. let me try to explain what i'm looking for in a supreme court justice. i want a judge. i don't want a politician. now, i'm not naive. it's true, senator booker and i are new to the senate. we didn't come here when moses walked the earth, but we are not new to politics. and i understand that human relations are about politics, i get that, but i don't think our founders ever intended for the united states supreme court to become a political body. i don't. i'm not looking for an ideologue. i'm not looking for a hater. what i am looking for is somebody who is whip smart, who is intellectually curious, who writes cleanly and crisply, who knows what a semi-colon is for, and who is willing to protect the united states constitution and the bill of rights and understands that the bill of rights is not an a la carte menu. every one of them counts. let me try to explain further why i agree with so much of wh

reckless for perhaps kavanaugh himself but also for the united states supreme court. while they're trying to rush this thing forward they're refusing to call even to this moment mark judge to testify, subpoena him. they've refused to have the fbi go back and investigate the matters that have already come before, and there are new matters breaking almost every day now about brett kavanaugh. and i think that in this circumstance where the senate has basically created a kangaroo-type court where grassley has had his counsel interview kavanaugh, that interview is in standing violation of that committee of rule 10 that requires a bipartisan deposition if there were one by staff for that to be under oath. there's no indication that grassly's staff has any authority to supposedly put -- put brett kavanaugh under oath, and that should be given any weight at all. there's no transcript.

united states to say that. but where the decisions were affirmed by the united states supreme court and i know he will judge fairlyand carefully and belongs on the highest bench. and then we will finally vote to put him there. i yield the floor and note the absence of a quorum.

the president is deciding his nominee for the united states supreme court. as a man of judicial temperament as he knows him to be. by the way, this man's day job is he has served a dozen years on the second highest court in the land. we're missing that in all of the coverage, respectfully. and the president is defending his nominee. but that nominee needs to defend himself against what he says are uncategorically and unequivocally false allegations. he says he was not at the party. that's why we have testimony in our great democracy -- >> -- to avoid talking -- >> the president doesn't need anyone to tell him -- >> it seems he was following your lead. you said it first, she deserves to be heard. setting a tone for her not to be. >> she should not be a tacked and she should be accommodated. i think these conditions -- i just heard a whole laundry list of them on cnn. thanks for saying them. they're growing -- seems they're growing by the minute. i'm glad her attorneys decided to get off tv. that's a good idea. and prepare her for that testimony. but the truth

supreme court. they change precedent. that's what the supreme court does. you talked about having it both ways with the anonymous op-ed. that's having it both ways too. >> well, the united statesupreme court is not supposed to be a little congress. it's not supposed to be politics. the law is not supposed to be politics pursued differently. >> right. >> having said that, there's nothing wrong with a nominee saying, i'm not going to tell you how i'm going to vote, but let me tell you how i analyze a substantive due process case. >> he could have done that. >> now, that's fair. >> it is fair. he just hasn't done it. he won't even say if past cases were fairly decided. >> i've read all of his law review art cams. -- articles. i haven't read all opinions. he has talked about his theory. >> he just won't own it right now, senator. >> now, he doesn't -- you're right. he doesn't own it. he's saying this is the test of the united states supreme court. >> right. >> he is being very careful as was judge kagan. >> yeah, i didn't like that either. >> justice kagan as was justice roberts. you will never get them to say since the bork hearings that this is my position, will be my position o

i listened today and no wonder to me that so many americans think that the united states supreme court is nothing more than a little congress. a political body, like the united states senate. let me try to explain what i'm looking for in a supreme court justice. i want a judge. i don't want a politician. and i'm not naive. it's true senator booker and i are new to the senate. we didn't come here when moses walked the earth. but we're not new to politics. and i understand that human relations are about politics. i get that. but i don't think our founders ever intended for the united states supreme court to become a political body. i don't. log.ot looking for an eyed idealogue. i'm looking for someone who is smart and intellectually smart and writes cleanly and smoothly and who knows what a semi-coal own and protect the united states constitution and bill of rights and the bill of rights is ot an a la crart menu. every one of them counts. let me explain why i agree with senator sasse. this is not a news flash. our country is divided. we have been divided before and we will survive this.

united states say that. we know he has an incredible record where many of his decisions have been affirmed by the united states supreme court i know he will judge fairly and carefully. i believe he belongs on the nation highest bench. in a few more days after a few more delays we will finally vote to put him there and say enough with the games.

united states say that. we know he has an incredible record where many of his decisions have been affirmed by the united states supreme court i know he will judge fairly and carefully. i believe he belongs on the nation highest bench. in a few more days after a few more delays we will finally vote to put him there and say enough with the games. mr. president, i yield four. schematic geraldine brooks as our guest on in-depth fiction addiction. i live : program on sunday october 7 at noon eastern. most recent book the secret court. other novels include march, caleb crossing, people of the book in the year of wonders. watch live sunday october 7 from noon until 3:00 p.m. eastern on book tv. watch next month author jodi and brought meltzer. on book tv on c-span2. >> saturday, to retiring members of congress bill schuster pennsylvania and louise gutierrez of illinois talk about their experience in congress. >> coming to the end of my term as chairman of the transportation infrastructure committee. and that was really the driving force and i thought to myself playing sports throughout my days in high school when you're on the sta

supreme court that needs filled. >> the democrats seem to be determined to stop the nomination to the united states supreme court but all we ask for is a fair process the democrats have blocked that by sitting onto this over six weeks they hid it from the american public and other members of the senate judiciary committee there is nothing fair about that at all and i agree when he writes to the senate and says he will not be intimidated and will not withdraw it is time to hear from him and doctor ford and then it is time to vote there is no reason for any additional delay. it is certainly difficult to investigate a claim where there is no investigation and no witnesses but i will say looking into this with what the judiciary committee has done, their staff has pursued every name mentioned , everything in writing in those investigations is given under penalty of perjury. not much cooperation from the democratic staff at this point and that they don't have the same penalties if not answered truthfully. to all of those witnesses that turned out not to be witnesses but both will be heard. chairman grassley has done ever

i listened today and it is no wonder to me as so many americans think the united states supreme court is nothing more than a political -- the united states senate. but me try to explain what i'm looking for in a supreme court justice. i want a judge. i don't want a politician. now i am not naÏve. it is true senator booker and i are new to the senate. we didn't come here when moses walked the earth. but we are not new to politics. and i understand that human relations are about politics. i get that. but i don't think our founders never intended for the united state supreme court to become a political body. i don't. i'm not looking for an ideologue. i'm not looking for a hater. but i am looking for is somebody who is book smart, who's intellectually curious and who writes cleanly and crisply, who knows what a semicolon is for and who is willing to protect the united states constitution and the bill of rights and understands that the bill of rights is that all occurred then you. -- À la carte menu. let me explain why agree with so much of what senator sasse did this is not a news flash.

it is very possible that very significant questions will need to be answered by the united states supreme courttes supreme court. it is a serious matter and the fact that as a nominee he has been parsing and kind of playing around with words before giving a direct answer. >> senator kamala harris, senator, thank you very much for being with us tonight. i know you have to get back to it. >> thank you, thank you. >> see i should have had her calling on two phones at once so when one is cutting out to the other phone, i could have been like turn to the other side. all right, we'll be right back. stay with us. (vo) when bandits stole the lockbox from the wells fargo stagecoach, agent beekman was one step ahead of them. because he hid his customers' gold in a different box. and the bandits, well, they got rocks. we protected your money then and we're dedicated to helping protect it today. like alerting you to certain card activity we find suspicious. if it's not your purchase, we'll help you resolve it. it's a new day at wells fargo. but it's a lot like our first day. but let's be honest, nobody lik

with regard to citizens united states, didn't supreme court uphold disclosure in citizens unite? ed >> it did, i believe 8-1 margin. >> and in fact you've written on this, there is distinction for first amendment purposes for constitutional purposes between laws mandating disclosure and lawss banning the doing or saying of something? is that right? >> that is what the supreme court has said in certain context and that is the law as set forth by the supreme court. the citizens united is a good example, senator. >> in case called emily's list versus sec, you wrote disclosure requirements trigger rights that receive "less first amendment protection," speech prohibitions, other types of speech prohibitions. >> i think that follow friday and supreme court law and consistent, i believe with subsequent supreme court law, subsequent supreme court law controls. >> do you have a favorite among the federalist papers? >> i am not asking you to choose here between eliza and -- >> yeah, that's right. yes. the role of the judiciary, federalist 69, which says the presidency is not a monarchy, ve

committee where they are going to seek to confirm judge kavanaugh as the next justice of the united states supreme courton who, prior to the 1973 united states supreme court decision, roe v wade, which struck down state laws that criminalized abortion, i had to have an abortion when it was illegal for a doctor to provide it, although it was not illegal for a woman to have it. and what that meant was i, like millions of women, had to go to someone who did a back alley abortion, who was not a licensed health care provider, and that meant that i had to have an abortion. i was left hemorrhaging in a bathtub. i had 106-degree fever. hi to go to the hospital in an ambulance and i had to be packed in ice and i almost died. and this is why it's so important that we have legal and safe affordable available abortions and not illegal unsafe abortions, because those who would say we are against the right to choose abortion are not going to be able to ban abortion. they are just going to force young women, poor women, rural women to go to back alley abortionists and risk their lives and perhaps be maimed or die like

in the very near future, judge kavanaugh will be on the united states supreme court. >> reporter: and there are other concerns up on capitol hill as to how the president's tweets will affect the nomination process. in the words of one republican senate staffer, the president's tweet about christine blasey ford was, quote, not helpful. jim acosta, cnn, the white house. >>> steven erlanger joining us now, chief diplomatic correspondent in europe for the "new york times." he is joining us via a skype. also a pleasure to have you. we continue to follow the negotiations of whether this testimony will happen at all. the proposal that establishes that no witnesses will be allowed to be part of it and that kavanaugh the defense will speak first. is this shaping up to be a fair hearing for ford? >> well, a hearing is a hearing. i mean, the fairness would be in terms of how she is questioned. she is obviously testifying publicly as far as i k tcan tel which makes it much more nervous-making for someone who is not used to performing. it is not closed doors. i hope that she will testify -- i real

united states supreme court. the way, no one is entitled to be on the united states supreme court. theters. i understand that. that. to be able to look at the facts, where are we? where are we? i have been briefed on fbi background checks. background checks. nominees withdraw because of what is in those background checks. in those background checks. pull their names out and the press never knows it. but it happens. information that is not public and we have to make a decision. we have to make a decision. that should keep this person off the bench? bench? does looking at this website and to the bench? and to the bench? we have considered these things. these things. information we get from the background checks. that is a good thing. thing. not everyone needs to be dragged through the mud. dragged through the mud. things are contained in a background check. contained in a background check. for us and they are useful for the american people. american people. want to live in an evidence free zone. we need this information. not a he said that she said, it is a he said, they said. he said, t

privilege of practicing law throughout the united states for over 50 years in state and federal appellate courts and 63 times before the united states supreme court. i have argued 220 different supreme court justices appointed by 11 presidents from president eisenhower and president trump. one fifth of our nation presidents and appointed by one fourth of our presidents. my experience is giving me first-hand exposure to justices numerous presidents have selected for the supreme court, the qualities these justices have them provide and the standards they have established for themselves and for their successors. each of these justices has manifested the highest professional and jurisprudential standards and the qualities we expect in justices appointed by presidents of any political party. i have one and lost my share of decisions from justices appointed by presidents is of every political background. i can say that in every case my clients and arguments were received with respect, understanding and great care. americans are rightly proud of the supreme court and its justices, the envy of the world. i will elaborate on five of the characterist

were aware of these allegations, it was clear that judge kavanaugh should not serve on the united states supreme court. i watched judge kavanaugh's responses to my colleagues during his initial nomination hearings. i examined his judicial writings and past public statements. i reviewed the limited number of documents that republicans shared about judge kavanaugh's time working in the white house. what the totality of this record makes abundantly clear is that on issue after issue, judge kavanaugh has promoted a judicial philosophy that diminishes the rights of individuals, particularly women and people of color, puts corporations before people, and promotes at partisan right-wing ideology at odds with the will of the american people. but, in addition to a record and an outlook that is disqualifying, there's judge kavanaugh's lack of credibility. even in his initial hearings, judge kavanaugh raised serious questions about his credibility amid a lack of truthfulness on a range of issues stretching back to his time with the starr investigation and his work in the bush administration. questions about his

but i have heard about him a lot, because they are all saying that he should be on the united states supreme courturt. that is why put up. i will tell you, iwill tell you, i will tell you, iwill tell you, i will tell you he has suffered. a woman in the far east of russia has told the bbc she recognises one of the key suspects in the salisbury novichok attack as a decorated military officer. the bbc travelled across six time zones east of moscow — to a village to verify research carried out by the bellingcat investigative website, which this week published what it claims is the true identity of one of the suspects. while russia continues to deny any involvement in the poisoning, we went to beryozovka, the first television crew to visit the village. 0ur moscow correspondent, sarah rainsford, reports. in the far east of russia, along its border with china, we went searching for clues to the salisbury poisoning. thatjourney led to this tranquil village, almost 5000 miles from moscow. it's where a russian military intelligence officer, anatoliy chepiga, grew up. this week, the investigative team at bel

privilege of practicing law throughout the united states for over 50 years in state and federal appellate courts, and 63 times before the united states supreme court. i have argued to 20 different supreme court justices appointed by 11 presidents from president eisenhower to president trump. one-fifth of our nation's justices appointed by one-fourth of our presidents. my experience as give me first-hand exposure to justices, numerous presidents have selected for the supreme court, the qualities that these justices have example five and the standards they have established for themselves and for their successors. each of these justices has manifested the highest professional and jurisprudential standards, the qualities we expect injustices appointed by presidents of any political party. i have won and lost my share of decisions from justices appointed by presidents of every political background. i can say that in every case my clients and arguments were received with respect, understanding and great care. americans are rightly proud of the supreme court and its injustices, the envy of the world. i will elaborate on five of the characteristics

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brilliant and really incredible character, quality, and courage, of our nominee for the united states supreme courttrue. a vote forjudge brett kavanaugh is a vote to confirm one of the most accomplished legal minds of our time — a jurist with a sterling record of public service. you know, for ten years — he's a young guy, but for ten years, they've been talking about him. longer than ten years. i don't know him, but i have heard about him a lot, because they are all saying that he should be on the united states supreme court. that is why put up. i will tell you — i will tell you — i will tell you he has suffered. a woman in the far east of russia has told the bbc she recognises one of the key suspects in the salisbury novichok attack as a decorated military officer. the bbc travelled across six time zones east of moscow to a village to verify research carried out by the bellingcat investigative website, which this week published what it claims is the true identity of one of the suspects. while russia continues to deny any involvement in the poisoning, we went to beryozovka, the first television cre

brilliant and really incredible character, quality, and courage, of our nominee for the united states supreme courteering. true, true. a vote forjudge brett kavanaugh is a vote to confirm one of the most accomplished legal minds of our time — a jurist with a sterling record of public service. you know, for ten years — he's a young guy, but for ten years, they've been talking about him. longer than ten years. i don't know him, but i have heard about him a lot, because they are all saying that he should be on the united states supreme court. that is why put up. i will tell you — i will tell you — i will tell you he has suffered. elon musk, the head of the the electric car—maker tesla, has agreed to stand down as chairman of the company, and pay a $20 million fine to settle his dispute with the us securities and exchange commission. the case stems from a tweet by mr musk in august, saying that he wanted to take the company back into private hands. tesla will also pay a fine of $20 million. lebo diseko has more. he's known for pushing boundaries when it comes to tech innovation, leading the way on elec

we're dealing with a united states supreme court nomination. an appointment for life to the highest court in the land that makes a real difference in people's lives in the real world. so setting an arbitrary deadline ought to be absolutely avoided. i believe strongly that there may well be a need for a hearing. but there needs to be that investigation first. the points where judge kavanaugh was evasive on his role in certain judgeship nominations, his involvement in stolen documents and his denials of it, flying in the face of e-mails on it. the denials of his beliefs on reproductive rights, saying roe can be overturned in memos that were disclosed. all raise the issues of what more is being hidden here? today, i went to court with colleagues demanding a court order that would involve revealing millions of pages of documents from the national archives, and the cia. i hope the courts will quickly move, and those undisclosed documents will shed further light on the merits oh of this nomination. >> as you're speaking to us, more breaking news. i k

the oy-ay and here we are. >> oh yea, oh yea, all persons having business before the supreme court of the united statesar and give their attention. the court is now sitting. >> mrs. ginsburg? >> i was terribly, terribly nervous. but then i looked up at the justices, and i thought, i have a captive audience. i knew that i was speaking to men who didn't think there was any such thing as gender-based discrimination, and my job was to tell them it really exists. >> mr. chief justice and may it please the court, women today face discrimination in employment as pervasive and more subtle than discrimination encountered by minority groups. sex classifications imply a judgment of inferiority. the sex criterion stigmatizes when it is used to protect women from competing for higher-paying jobs, promotions. it assumes that all women are preoccupied with home and children. these distinctions have a common effect. they help keep woman in her place, a place inferior to that occupied by men in our society. >> there was not a single question. i just went on speaking, and i at the time wondered, are they just indulging

a deliberate miss statements of the fact that he represented to the united states supreme court in this case. he had to have known that what he wrote about the culture of native hawaiian was not true. sit is hearing a few weeks ago, he misstated the holding of rice and refused to correct his statement when i gave him a chance to clarify. i would say, i know what the supreme court decision is on. he totally missed stated the supreme court. they are stepping up and taking notice. the council for native hawaiianh advancements and the alaska federation ofde native issues statement that they strongly urge to t object. they and other g groups have coe forward to explain how judge kavanaugh's views of the rights of indigenous people are deeply fraud. these are the kinds of attitudes that he expresses. i ask the for consent for the following four statements that oppose his nomination criticiz criticizes. they are from the hawaiian ivvestments, the the office of hawaiian affairs and the alaska federation of natives.ce it is deeply troubling toup hava supreme court nominee for lifetime position w

he has a chance to be one of the greatest justices ever in the united states supreme court. what a shame. what a shame it is for so many other people who is world that it isn't. these are legitimate people. they are not in the world of con. and the world of obstruct. and the world of resist. he never thought this was even a possibility. he's startled. he can't believe this is happening. his wife is devastated. his children are devastated. i don't mean like oh, gee, i'm a little unhappy. they are devastated. it's because these democrats -- they know, they know -- when i see schumer, who never even saw this woman, i believe her 100%. and i see these other senators that i deal with on a daily basis, i know them better than they know themselves, it's just a game to them. it's a very dangerous game for our country. thank you very much. thank you very much. [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2018] [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. visit ncicap.org] >> the house is in a required bre

. >> in the very near future, judge kavanagh will be on the united states supreme court. so, my friends, keep the faith. don't get rattled by all of this. we're going to plow right through it. >> we are going to plow right through it. , says mitch mcconnell. today hundreds of black clad protesters including students from yale law school, kavanagh's alma mater went to the supreme court to protest the nomination and tell their stories of suri vieflz. >> i never told a soul for ten years, and even then it was only my mom. please don't put someone like my abuser on the supreme court. it's not the risk. women deserve better. >> joining me now a lexus goldstein, the same school attended by christine blasey ford. she helped write a letter in support of blasey ford. alexis, i'll start with you. the hardening line from the gop in light of the letter that you have signed and organized? >> well, the community wanted to stand with dr. blasey ford. this is a story that resonated with our community as we say in the letter, we believe dr. blasey ford and we have called for a thorough an

the american people already believe that corporations will be treated more fairly in the united states supreme court than human beings will, and the alignment of that with the facts that i have shown you about the supreme court's record of 80 partisan decisions, 92% involving big corporate special interests and 100% win rate for them in those cases, i think we are at a tough place right now and i think we really need to get back away from that. so thank you. >> thank you, senator white house. >> you are hearing senator lee, who is sitting in for chairman grassley just temporarily. a bit of housekeeping. a crosstown in washington over at the white house, the president has just spoken to reporters about what we've been watching. this confirmation hearing, and about what washington has been talking about, the new book not yet out from bob woodward. we wanted to show you those remarks. welcome right back to the hearing at the conclusion. >> mr. president -- >> i am happy with the kavanaugh hearings. i watched today for a little while. i saw some incredible answers to very complex questions. he is an out

was her first womens rights case on the supreme court. >> the honorable, which chief justice and the associate justices of the supreme court of the united statesat. and i was trying to fashion an argument that would penetrate that. >> mr. chief justice and may it please the court, educators are virtually united that many young men and young women significantly benefit from a same sex education. >> if you're defending single sex education when virginia abandoned single sex education in all schools but one. >> there are a number of women only schools in virginia that chose themselves to go to coeducation because of demands that occurred -- >> demands from whom? >> the trends that were away from single sex education. >> i was dealing with a very worthy and formidable force at the other side of that bench. >> to clarify you are defending vmi for all males and no public program for women. >> the effort by virginia is to promote diversity by creating opportunities for people of both sexes. >> that was my pitch. as you know, it didn't work. >> the opinion of the court of virginia against the united states will be announced by justice ginsburg. >> som

a deliberate misstatement of the facts that he presented to the united states supreme court. he had to have known that what he wrote about the politics and culture of native hawaiians was not true. he filed an amicus brief and that is hearing a few weeks ago judge kavanaugh misstated the holding of rice and refused to correct his misstatement when i gave him a chance to clarify. i'm one of the few people in the senate who read that decision. i know what the supreme court based his decision on the advocates for native communities are stepping up and taking notice. the council for native hawaiian advancement of the alaska federation of natives issued statements that strongly urge the senate to reject the nomination of breck kavanaugh. they and other groups representing indigenous peoples have come forward to explain how his views of the rights of indigenous peoples are deeply flawed. these are the attitudes he expressed in his amicus brief. madam president, i ask unanimous consent for the following four statements that oppose judge kavanaugh's nomination and criticize his views

opportunity to appear at these hearings on the confirmation of judge brett kavanaugh to the united states supreme court. my name is melissa murray and i'm a professor of law at new york university school of law what i teach constitutional law, family law and reproductive rights and justice and serve as a faculty codirector of the women's leadership network. prior to my appointment at new york university i was the alexander morrison professor of law at the university of california berkeley what i thought for 12 years come service faculty director of the berkeley center for reproductive rights and justice, and served as interim dean of the law school. like judge kavanaugh i, too, am a graduate of you law school. over the course of these hearings much has been made of judge kavanaugh's warmness and kindness towards clerks and those in his community. these accounts resonate with me as judge kavanaugh and i have traveled in similar professional circles over thetr years. in fact, i have lunch with him and i can attest to his feminist and charming demeanor. but this nomination is not about whom i would befrie

in the very near future, judge kavanaugh will be on the united states supreme court. pplause] [cheering] keep the faith. don't get rattled by all of this. we're going to plow right through it and do our job. [applause] [cheering] so moving beyond the supreme court, here's our challenge for the future. to do our jobs, wait out the obstruction, confirm more quality nominees to the judiciary. we are going to keep doing it. we're not going to get rattled by all of this and i do not want you to get rattled by it. we are not going to slow down. we are just going to keep going ahead. even more nominees will be confirmed. they will be profamily -- there will be profamily pro-opportunity policies tended to be put in place by the senate. we've come a long way together. there's much left to do, to be done but don't let anybody tell you for a minute this hasn't been a productive year and a half. i'm in my 34th year in the senate. hard to believe. if you want america to be a right of center nation come this last year and have has been the best year and half a half of my time in the