Boycotting the hearing today. We take you live outside the u. S. Capitol now to hear from senate democrats. [crowd yelling] ok, 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 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. Willotential confirmation have dire, dire consequences for the senate, for the supreme countrynd our entire for generations to come. Majoritye republican is conducting the most rushed, the most partisan, and the least legitimate nomination to the Supreme Court in our nations history. Confirmation will have dire consequences for the sena
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 the least legitimate nomination to the Supreme Court in our nations history. Her potential confirmation will have dire consequences for the senate, for the Supreme Court, and our entire country for generations to come. The Senate Majority is conducting the most rushed, the most partisan, and the least legitimate process in the long history of Supreme Court nominations. Democrats will not lend a single ounce of legitimacy to this s ham vote in the Judiciary Committee. Democrats will not lend a single ounce of legitimacy to this awful, awful hearing. We are voting with our feet
[no audio] lets go over why we are here. We are waiting for her. I wonder if that is going to stop. Sen. Schumer ok, 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 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 the least legitimate nomination to the Supreme Court in our nations history. Her potential confirmation will hav
But what kind of judge is Amy Coney Barrett . That is what we are here to explore. Excellent panelists i invite to join me now on the screen while i give a brief introduction. Professorperson is jonathan adler, director of the center for environmental law at Case Western University school of law. Environmental, administrative, and constitutional law. A graduate of the george mason law school, now the scalia law school, he clerked on. D. C. Clerked on the circuit. Prior to joining case western, jonathan worked at the case Enterprise Institute where he was the director of the environmental studies program. Since joining case western coming he has received the distinguished teacher of the year award, as well as the federalist societys award for excellence in teaching, scholarship, and commitment to students. Jonathan is also the senior fellow at the Environmental Research center in bozeman, montana and has testified numerous times in front of congress, is a frequent commentator his articl
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