They made it very plain their discriminatory intent.

The sheer volume of speech bought by corporate money drowns out the voices of everyday Americans on important issues.

Both the process and the outcome in the Shelby County case raise exactly the kind of concerns that make it so important for us on the Committee and in the Senate to understand your judicial philosophy.

It is about women having the choice of what to do with their bodies, our bodies.

Apples and oranges do not begin to describe the differences between what Donald Trump said and what we are seeking to do here.

Taken together, these two decisions, Citizens United and Shelby County, have made it harder for millions of Americans to have their voices heard in our elections process.

The Roberts court, in another narrow 5-4 decision in Shelby County, substituted its conclusions for that of Congress and gutted core protections of the Voting Rights Act.

Will the Court uphold a woman's constitutional right to choose or upend decades of legal precedent to overturn Roe v. Wade?

Over the past few months, I have heard from thousands of people who are deeply worried about their families, their kids, and the future of our country under the Trump administration.

I have come to the conclusion that originalism is used as a tool and a justification to restrict the rights of vulnerable Americans.

This hearing is about more than considering a nominee for the Supreme Court. It is about the future of our country.

So given your clear understanding of the relationship between the political process and the courts, would you acknowledge that these decisions, Shelby County and Citizens United, have had an impact on our elections?