Political Quotes

“Fine. Then it is clear there is nothing that undercuts-- I appreciate the Chair's reading of the entire rule. Nothing in the rest of the rule undercuts what I have said, obviously. Based on your ruling--the ruling of the Chair--I will therefore be submitting a request to the chairman and the ranking member of the Judiciary Committee for access by all Senators to all of the Kavanaugh documents in the possession of the committee. This request will include approximately 81,000 pages of documents that have been deemed ``committee confidential'' by the private lawyer, Mr. Burck, and by the chairman of the committee, Senator Grassley. My colleagues should do the same. Again, the purpose here isn't dilatory. We will work hard, day and night, to go through these documents to see if anything worth questioning Judge Kavanaugh arises in them. We certainly have that right, by the rules of the Senate, and I am glad the Chair so interpreted it. This is not just about rules or about having more reading material. This is about the Senate, and by extension the American people, understanding the stakes and consequences of elevating Judge Kavanaugh to a lifetime appointment on our Nation's highest Court. This is about our constitutional duty to advise and consent on a Supreme Court nominee. Senators cannot do that in an informed manner without fair and full access to a nominee's record. And, of course, the Constitution assigns this duty to Senators on behalf of the American people.…”