Political Quotes

“there is one standard we should all apply to any nominee for the U.S. Supreme Court--honesty. While some have chosen not to apply that standard to Judge Kavanaugh, I must. At the very least, we should expect a nominee for our highest Court to be honest. I do not believe Judge Kavanaugh has met this standard. In fact, there is a long record of this nominee not being truthful when he came before the Senate Judiciary Committee. I don't believe he was truthful in his 2006 testimony before the Senate, just as I don't believe he was honest in 2018. Last week, I joined millions of Americans in watching Dr. Christine Blasey Ford's powerful testimony before the Senate Judiciary Committee, in which she credibly presented serious and deeply disturbing allegations of sexual assault. I have deep respect for the strength and courage she has shown in coming forward and putting her own safety and that of her family on the line to do the right thing. To me, Dr. Blasey Ford was honest, and I believe her. I supported the call for the White House to reopen the FBI background investigation of Judge Kavanaugh. Dr. Blasey Ford did too. However, in his testimony to the Senate Judiciary Committee, Judge Kavanaugh repeatedly refused to support such an investigation by the FBI. It is clear to me that the White House and the Senate Republicans severely limited what could have been a full and independent review by the FBI of the credible allegations against the Supreme Court nominee.…”