Okay. Lets go over why we are here. [background chanting] okay, everybody. Thank you very much for coming, and thank you for joining us this morning. I am here to stand with my colleagues on the Judiciary Committee who are boycotting todays Committee Markup on the nomination of judge Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court. This is not a decision the members of the committee have taken lightly, but a republican majority have left us no choice. We are boycotting this illegitimate hearing. The nomination of Amy Coney Barrett is the most illegitimate process i have ever witnessed in the senate, and her potential confirmation will have dire, dire consequences for the senate, for the Supreme Court, and our entire country for generations to come. The Senate Republican majority is conducting the most rushed, partisan and least legitimate nomination to the Supreme Court in the nations history. Her potential confirmation will have dire consequences for the senate, for the Supreme Court, and our
Tossup. From ntn news this is the race for u. S. Senate. Welcome to todays u. S. Senate debate here on the Montana Television network. Yes, our focus today is montanas 2020 u. S. Senate race one of the most closely watched in the entiremo country and it looks to be on track to become the most expensive political race in montana history. The general election of courses coming up november 3 and if youre keeping track at home that is just 24 days away and ballots were mailed out on friday this week so voters you are looking for those ballots to be arriving soon in the mailbox near you. Those ballots need to be returned to your local Election Office by 8 00 oclock, 8 00 p. M. On election day. Of course, at stake in this race is one of montanas u. S. Senate seats, salary of u. S. Senator is currently at 174,000 a year. Now it is time to meet the candidates. Governor Steve Bullock was born in missoula, grubb and helena and earned his law degree from Columbia University in new york city. Earl
Watch booktv this weekend on cspan2. Senate debate on Amy Coney Barretts nomination begins at noon eastern. Republicans on the Senate Judiciary committee voted yesterday to move the nomination from the committee to the floor for consideration. Democrats boycotted the vote. The committee voted to authorize subpoenas for the heads of tech and social media companies. [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] good morning. I appreciate all of my colleagues being here properly. As you know, our democratic colleagues informed the Committee Last night they will not participate in the hearing. That was their choice. It will be my choice to vote the nominee out of committee. Were not going to allow them to take over the committee. They made a choice not to participate after allowing judge barrett four days, two days to the question. I thought she did an exceptionally good job of handling the questions asked. I thought she was aggressively challenged but not inappropriately. What to co
As you know our democratic colleagues informed the Committee Last that that they will not participate in the hearing. That was their choice and it will be my choice to vote the nominee out of committee. Were not goingce to allow themo take over the committee. They made a choice not to participate after allowing judge barrett four days, two days to be questioned. That should get an exceptionally good job of handling the questions asked. I thought she was aggressively challenged but not inappropriately. I want to complement my democratic colleagues for not going down the cabin or road. I want to complement the republican members of this committee for asking questions that matter to you, showing a tremendous discipline to make sure that on our side the hearing went well, and each of you when this is over, i hope youov feel like a sense of accomplishment. This is why we all run. Its moments like this that make everything you go through matter. Its moments like this where you can tell young
[silence] [silence] okay. Lets go over why we are here. We are waiting for her. [crowd chanting] okay, thank you very much for coming and thank you for joining us this morning. I am here to stand with my colleagues on the Judiciary Committee who are boycotting todays Committee Markup on the nomination of judge Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court. It is not a decision members of the committee have taken lightly. But a republican majority has left us no choice. We are boycotting this illegitimate hearing. The nomination of Amy Coney Barrett is the most illegitimate process i have ever witnessed in the senate and her potential confirmation will have dire, dire consequences for the senate, for the Supreme Court, and our entire country for generations to come. The Senate Republican majority is conducting the most rushed, the most partisan and least legitimate nomination to the Supreme Court in our nations history for potential confirmation for the senate, the Supreme Court and our entire