Mazie Hirono: “these are the remarks I would have given at this morning's Judiciary Committee markup after the perfunctory and…”

“these are the remarks I would have given at this morning's Judiciary Committee markup after the perfunctory and dismissive way the chairman treated the minority members of the Judiciary Committee. I walked out in protest. Here are the remarks I would have given at the committee markup. I am in disbelief that we are here today voting on Brett Kavanaugh's nomination to the Supreme Court. Outrageous does not begin to describe the present circumstances. Yesterday we heard from Dr. Christine Blasey Ford, who spoke with genuine and raw emotional power about being sexually assaulted by Brett Kavanaugh. Even though it was more than 30 years ago, her memory of the assault was clear and vivid. This kind of recall is typical of sexual assault survivors. She was sincere and authentic. She was 100 percent credible, and I believe her. By contrast, Brett Kavanaugh came to this committee and refused to give us straight answers. He would not call for an FBI investigation. He repeatedly stated that the other people who were at the gathering where Dr. Ford was attacked had ``rebutted her testimony.'' That is not true. His alleged accomplice in the attack, Mark Judge, claimed he didn't remember--a far cry from rebutting her statement. He claimed he didn't remember, refused to testify, and then went into hiding. Patrick Smyth and Leland Keyser said they simply don't remember--again, hardly a rebuttal. Dr. Ford said yesterday: I don't expect that P.J.…”