Of endorsements, beginning with gerald ford, followed by remarks of senator several senators. Then it ends with the Opening Statement and a portion of the Committee Hearing and vote. Joe biden i welcome everyone here this morning, judge bork, his distinguished panel of introducers, my colleagues, and the public. And i would like to take just a moment at the outset to explain how we are going to proceed today and from here on i hope. , it is the ordinary practice of the committee in a hearing like this, judge, to have Opening Statements from all of my colleagues, and then to invite the presenters of the nominee to speak, and then ask the nominee for his or her statement. But we are going to change the beginning just a little bit today to accommodate some very busy and, quite frankly, very important people. Today, you have a distinguished panel of introducers that are here, and what i would like to suggest that we do, and i have checked this with my colleagues. I believe they are all in
Senate committee vote. Justice Anthony Kennedy eventually fill the vacant seat. I would like to, at the indicate how i would like to proceed today. I have spoken with the Ranking Member senator thurmond about this what id like to do. I would like to withhold any motions of the outset. And give these our colleagues an opportunity to make a statement. If they wish to on the nomination, and i will have a briefs statement, and then we will proceed the voting and i , will at that time indicate how i like to proceed. I look to the will of the committee. But what id like to do now is yield to senator thurmond for any statement he would wish to make and then well just go through the entire committee. And then well get to the matter of a voting. Thank you mr. Chairman. I have thoroughly reviewed deadbolts judge bork s background and qualifications. I believe he has all requirements to be an associate justice of the Supreme Court. Phi beta kappa, distinguished law professor. And second judge of
Of endorsements, beginning with gerald ford, followed by remarks of senator several senators. Then it ends with the Opening Statement and a portion of the Committee Hearing and vote. Joe biden i welcome everyone here this morning, judge bork, his distinguished panel of introducers, my colleagues, and the public. And i would like to take just a moment at the outset to explain how we are going to proceed today and from here on i hope. , it is the ordinary practice of the committee in a hearing like this, judge, to have Opening Statements from all of my colleagues, and then to invite the presenters of the nominee to speak, and then ask the nominee for his or her statement. But we are going to change the beginning just a little bit today to accommodate some very busy and, quite frankly, very important people. Today, you have a distinguished panel of introducers that are here, and what i would like to suggest that we do, and i have checked this with my colleagues. I believe they are all in
Senate committee vote. Justice Anthony Kennedy eventually fill the vacant seat. I would like to, at the indicate how i would like to proceed today. I have spoken with the Ranking Member senator thurmond about this what id like to do. I would like to withhold any motions of the outset. And give these our colleagues an opportunity to make a statement. If they wish to on the nomination, and i will have a briefs statement, and then we will proceed the voting and i , will at that time indicate how i like to proceed. I look to the will of the committee. But what id like to do now is yield to senator thurmond for any statement he would wish to make and then well just go through the entire committee. And then well get to the matter of a voting. Thank you mr. Chairman. I have thoroughly reviewed deadbolts judge bork s background and qualifications. I believe he has all requirements to be an associate justice of the Supreme Court. Phi beta kappa, distinguished law professor. And second judge of
The public. And i would like to take just a moment at the outset to explain how we are going to proceed today and from here on, i hope. It is the ordinary practice of the committee in a hearing like this, judge, to have Opening Statements from all of my colleagues, and then to invite the presenters of the nominee to speak, and then ask the nominee for his or her statement. But we are going to change the beginning just a little bit today to accommodate some very busy and, quite frankly, very important people. Today, you have a distinguished panel of introducers that are here, and what i would like to suggest that we do, and i have checked this with my colleagues. I believe they are all in agreement. What we will do today, even though every senator will have up to 10 minutes to make an Opening Statement, i will, for the time being, forego my Opening Statement. And i understand the distinguished Ranking Member, senator thurmond, will also. Then we will yield to president ford, and it is a