Voters to the values summit. Thank you. Guess Supreme Court nominations are the super bowl for our business. This will be number four for me. Looking forward to it. You are in the drivers seat as the chairman of the committee. Making hisnt announcement on saturday. That sets in motion a process. What is it . It is a constitutional process. Every president has the right to pick replacements for the Supreme Court. Of the 19 Supreme Court nominations in an election year, 17 were confirmed. This will be the 20th. When the person is of one party and the senate is of another, there had have only been t wo. We are operating within norms. Saturday, the announcement will come. It will be a wellqualified, historically qualified woman. Lay out the schedule after the announcement. Thegoal is to process nomination and get it to the floor so Mitch Mcconnell can move forward before the election. Have now appears that you enough senators who say they support that process. And that timeline. Votepefully have a floor before the election. That thist important unfold before the election . , ithe president believes cannot think of an issue that will show the differences of the party more than this. 44 is not the makeup you would like with litigation about the election surely to come. That 88 prison Supreme Court was bad for the country. With litigation about the and coming election, it will be good for the country to have a ninemember court. We are celebrating Justice Ginsburgs life. An accomplished life. I dont agree with her philosophy. But it was a trailblazing life. Time for the constitutional process take over. And it will. Justices. Een other why is it always are people who go through these terrible ordeals . Members and people listening is that we be firmrt, we will and fair and make sure the nominee is tested but not abused. A very good point, senator. Across our value voters the country will remember the moment in the cavanaugh conversation where you stood up and made it impassioned appeal for humanity and justice. Your point is well taken, and in fact shortly after the passing likestice ginsburg, and you, dont agree with her philosophically, but i am praying for her family as they mourn her loss, i think that is appropriate. But now as we look forward in filling this vacancy, as you pointed out, let me ask you, what type of battle to you anticipate, given what we have seen with brett kavanaugh, it was unprecedented, what do you anticipate in a few weeks . Sen. Graham we will hope for the best. This is the left of appointment. What happened with kav was this the kabul. We were arguing about a party is high school but nobody could remember what occurred. The people allegedly at the party dont recall anything bad happening. It turned the country upside down, they tried to ruin judge cavanaughs life. Since the passing of justice theburg, act blue, democratic fundraising site has raised over 50 million. You want to help me and others in this fight, lindsaygraham. Com, we are trying to out raise by about the same amount. I expect given the political donation that the Democratic Party is on fire, they are looking for a champion to come after this nominee, and if i on the democratic side, i would remember what happened in kavanaugh. Religious differences abound in america, but i am very much aware of the fact that if it is somebody of faith and they attack the person for being faithful, well have a hell of a fight. I think, senator, many are prepared for just that, because if we see an appointment to the court as among the selections that are among the candidates being considered for this, this is going to be a significant shift for the court. We are going to see a court for the last 40 years, since the warren court and their expansive thecial approach, that abilities to have a consistent conservative majority on the court, which means on of those issues religious freedom, the sanctity of human life, it is a Seismic Shift of the court, so i would anticipate a ferocious battle unfolding there in your committee. Sen. Graham i think so too. Weill have to evaluate will have a hearing for the whole country to watch. The nominee will be closelywatched in terms of this, intellect and personal ability. Matter. Ory will if the democrats try to destroy this conservative nominee, they do so at their own peril. In 2013, they changed the rules to pack the d. C. Circuit court. They thought they were going to win in 2016, and heres what i would say, elections have consequences, and you are going to see that unfold in october. People will be watching tv, there will be prayer groups. If he movedugh, into your neighborhood, you would be lucky to have him as a neighbor. He and amy are good people. I have known him for a long time. You saw them try to the good mans life just to keep us the open. I am ready to play it any way they want to play it. Praying that we have a challenging hearing for the nominee that is not embarrassing to the country or the senate. Their faith may be subject to a lot of questions. It is ok to be a religious conservative. It is ok to be on the supreme and be a religious conservative. There is nothing wrong with that. I am sure the person nominated will apply the law to the facts and put their personal this aside, but we will not tolerate a country where you are punished for your faith. Are you saying there is a line which you will not let the Committee Cross when it comes to attacking someones faith . Sen. Graham stay tuned. Believe me, i will stay tuned. We will be watching closely and so will a lot of value voters across the country. Let me close with this. You made reference to this and i dont think people understand that several members of the committee this is an election year. You are between being in your home state and campaigning for reelection, it tough, reelection campaign. Members of the committee who would vote for a constitutionalist are being targeted in their races, so that understood, so we encourage frequent a stand with those who stand for the constitution and values. Tive how can people be praying for you and your colleagues as you go into what is going to be i think a very, very, challenging, difficult but intense few weeks . Sen. Graham number one, pray the nominee, but she will have the courage and fortitude to accept a challenging event, and that she can get through something that may get off the rails like a date with kavanaugh. Pray for me that i will have good judgment and good temperament, that i would be fair to the others and have the courage in my convictions to stand up when it gets off track. We have great members on our side, tom tillis and joni ernst. I have dared to support trump. I have become for some reason, their number one target. My open and raise more money in august than any candidate running for senate. When you are spending 5 million a week on tv ads, everybody in South Carolina will see his ads at least 130 times in one week. So if you have five dollars or 10, send it. Graham. Com. I want to make the court fight the center of my election. I doubt if he does. But i need the resources to make it the center of my election. Is, this is what i came up to her do, why i ran for office, why you knock on doors , thisu make phone calls is the time for us. This is our time, and we will challenge. Senator lindsey graham, you are doing a fantastic job as chairman of the Senate Judiciary committee. Grateful that you have joined us here at the values voter summit and we will be praying for you. We will be praying that your sense of humor holds up. Most people dont realize, you got a great sense of humor, and i think that helps you a lot in these difficult times. We will be watching, praying and supporting the president s nomination to the Supreme Court. Sen. Graham god bless you. The casket of the late justice will continue to lie in repose outside the Supreme Court on thursday. A public viewing will occur from eastern, to 10 00 p. M. Streaming live all day at cspan. Org. A Memorial Service for Justice Ginsburg was held earlier today inside the Supreme Court. Here is a look as her casket first arrived, w