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On the recordFebruary 27, 2019
I am delighted to join the Senator from Michigan today, to add to her comments about the replacement for now- Justice Kavanaugh after he was confirmed to the Supreme Court last year, and I want to remind my colleagues about the people who spoke up during Justice Kavanaugh's nomination and the critical issues that they spoke about. Women stood up. They rallied. They marched. They made clear they do not want to go back to the days before the Roe v. Wade decision affirmed their right to make their own healthcare decisions. Incredibly brave survivors, such as Dr. Ford and so many others, said they wanted to be heard and believed, not silenced. Families across the country said they wanted a Justice who would interpret the law fairly and objectively, without partisanship--someone whose priority is the Constitution and people across the country, not President Trump and his extreme agenda. Unfortunately, but not surprisingly, it is clear that President Trump and Republicans in Congress aren't listening to women or survivors or families, because the next nominee for the DC Circuit Court fails on each and every count I just listed. As we speak, Neomi Rao is enacting the Trump agenda in her role as the head of the Agency that reviews and approves the Trump administration's changes to regulations impacting so many people in communities who stood up to oppose Justice Kavanaugh's nomination. Under Ms.…
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Patty Murray
Democratic · Washington
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Feb 27, 2019

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