On the recordOctober 31, 2017
Mr. President, I wish to explain my vote today in opposition to the nomination of Amy Coney Barrett to serve as a U.S. Circuit Judge for the Seventh Circuit. In Professor Barrett's hearing before the Judiciary Committee, I focused my questions on Professor Barrett's views and previous writings on the circumstances under which judges must adhere to precedent and on the doctrine of originalism. It was on the basis of her responses to those questions that I have concluded that I am unable to support her nomination. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from New York.
