Hank Johnson: “I thank the gentlewoman from New York for the time today to address this august body. Let me first compliment the…”

“I thank the gentlewoman from New York for the time today to address this august body. Let me first compliment the gentlewoman from Washington, D.C., Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton, a true legal scholar, a legal patriot, and a fighter for justice throughout her life. Mr. Speaker, I want to issue this quote to you: ``No President has ever consulted more widely or talked with more people from more backgrounds to seek input about a Supreme Court nomination.'' Mr. Speaker, those were the first words spoken by Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh, introduced to the American people during President Trump's prime-time reality show announcement this past Monday night. Mr. Speaker, today, I rise to voice my deep concerns regarding the President's nomination of Judge Kavanaugh for a lifetime appointment to the Supreme Court of the United States of America. It is more than a little disquieting that the first thing to come from a newly named Supreme Court nominee's mouth was a demonstrably false statement claiming that the search to replace retiring Justice Anthony Kennedy was one of the most far-reaching and thorough in the history of the republic. The truth is, Mr.…”