Xavier Becerra: “I believe the gentleman from Texas is helping to set the record straight. It is fascinating that as we are here…”

“I believe the gentleman from Texas is helping to set the record straight. It is fascinating that as we are here discussing a very important subject of who will serve for a lifetime on our judicial courts, that we have to discuss this in terms of brown versus white, Republican versus Democrat. I think it is unfortunate because, quite honestly, Miguel Estrada has been his own worst enemy, because he has refused to provide information that would give people sufficient ability to discuss and then entertain his nomination and vote on a confirmation. I think at the end of the day, if Mr. Estrada does not move farther through this confirmation process, he has only himself to blame. Certainly I do not believe the administration, the White House, has done him any favors in refusing to produce the documents that would give the Senate a better sense of who this person, who has never served as a judge, who has never taught a class in law, who has not published an article on the law since law school days, is not willing to provide any additional information.”