The committee is called to order. We are reconvening our business meeting to consider nomination of attorney general scott pruitt to be epa administrator. Yesterday the minority members of the committee chose to boycott this business meeting. It is disappointing that they chose that course of action. We will not allow it to obstruct. As i stated yesterday this committee has conducted an extremely thorough and fair process of reviewing attorney generals pruitts nomination. That includes hearing of length, number of kwegs and timely responses. It is unprecedented to delay for incoming president to this extent. We had an election last november. The people spoke and now it is time to set up a functioning government. That includes a functioning epa. To do that this committee has to do its work. So at this time i ask for a motion to suspend rules 2 a, 4 and 8 of the rules of the environment and Public Works Committee for the duration of this business meeting. I so move. Is there a second . A
Urging republican cans and Mitch Mcconnell to go nuclear to confirm his nominee to the Supreme Court. Judge neil gorsuch. He was confirmed to his seat on the 10th circut court of appeals without a single dissenting vote back in 2006. There is a certain dishonesty if if they go from their vote and he got a unanimous endorsement. From the education and experience and stand point. Great, great student and intlejukt. Supreme court white and kennedy, he clerked. And i think it is really, really great. We want him to go through an elgrant process as opposed a demeaning process. Lou vicepresident mike pence joined gorsuch. Mcconnell on the senate floor echo onning President Trumps call for democrats to treat gorsuch fairly. Thats right, map dame president , not a single democrat opposed gorsuchs nomination. Not senator obama, senator clinton or kennedy. Not a single democrat still serving with us opposed him. I hope that all Senate Colleagues will give him determination when we did clinton an
Urging republican cans and Mitch Mcconnell to go nuclear to confirm his nominee to the Supreme Court. Judge neil gorsuch. He was confirmed to his seat on the 10th circut court of appeals without a single dissenting vote back in 2006. There is a certain dishonesty if if they go from their vote and he got a unanimous endorsement. From the education and experience and stand point. Great, great student and intlejukt. Supreme court white and kennedy, he clerked. And i think it is really, really great. We want him to go through an elgrant process as opposed a demeaning process. Lou vicepresident mike pence joined gorsuch. Mcconnell on the senate floor echo onning President Trumps call for democrats to treat gorsuch fairly. Thats right, map dame president , not a single democrat opposed gorsuchs nomination. Not senator obama, senator clinton or kennedy. Not a single democrat still serving with us opposed him. I hope that all Senate Colleagues will give him determination when we did clinton an
Urging republican cans and Mitch Mcconnell to go nuclear to confirm his nominee to the Supreme Court. Judge neil gorsuch. He was confirmed to his seat on the 10th circut court of appeals without a single dissenting vote back in 2006. There is a certain dishonesty if if they go from their vote and he got a unanimous endorsement. From the education and experience and stand point. Great, great student and intlejukt. Supreme court white and kennedy, he clerked. And i think it is really, really great. We want him to go through an elgrant process as opposed a demeaning process. Lou vicepresident mike pence joined gorsuch. Mcconnell on the senate floor echo onning President Trumps call for democrats to treat gorsuch fairly. Thats right, map dame president , not a single democrat opposed gorsuchs nomination. Not senator obama, senator clinton or kennedy. Not a single democrat still serving with us opposed him. I hope that all Senate Colleagues will give him determination when we did clinton an
Urging republican cans and Mitch Mcconnell to go nuclear to confirm his nominee to the Supreme Court. Judge neil gorsuch. He was confirmed to his seat on the 10th circut court of appeals without a single dissenting vote back in 2006. There is a certain dishonesty if if they go from their vote and he got a unanimous endorsement. From the education and experience and stand point. Great, great student and intlejukt. Supreme court white and kennedy, he clerked. And i think it is really, really great. We want him to go through an elgrant process as opposed a demeaning process. Lou vicepresident mike pence joined gorsuch. Mcconnell on the senate floor echo onning President Trumps call for democrats to treat gorsuch fairly. Thats right, map dame president , not a single democrat opposed gorsuchs nomination. Not senator obama, senator clinton or kennedy. Not a single democrat still serving with us opposed him. I hope that all Senate Colleagues will give him determination when we did clinton an