televisions and bars, there was a picture of a couple trying to listen in on a new york subway. that is what it was like 27 years ago in the late summer of 1991, late in the evening on a friday night, millions and millions of americans tuned in to watch the coverage. you are exactly right. that is the first time that many people had experienced that. for the next generation of americans, yesterday was their first time to have that experience. here is the south carolina senator after he grabbed a lot of headlines from the hearing late last night. this is what he said. >> i am very pleased. i think brett kavanaugh has earned a "yes" vote. comments about the process, senator leahy, we work well together on the appropriations committee. what we are doing is violating the customs of the senate, i