Good morning to everybody whose here and especially those who have prepared for testimony today. We welcome everybody on what i think will be the final day of judge gorsuchs confirmation hearing. Weve already heard two days of impressive testimony from the nominee. I think hes shown great command of the law and i think he has showed a humility with his humble delivery and i think people learned a lot about our not only our political system but our judicial system with whats going on the last three days. Today will hear from a number of outside witnesses. Well hear from a number of distinguished witnesses both in support and in opposition to the nominee. They will all speak to the qualifications to be a Supreme Court justice. I look forward from hearing from all the witnesses today. Let me modify this a little bit because im going to spend maybe 15 minutes at the Agriculture Committee because the nominee for secretary of agricultures before that committee and im a member of that committ
Confirmation of neil gorsuch is a prim court, we will look at the judge possible in a case known as the frozen trucker. Alphonse maddin was fired after he abandoned the truck he was driving because he was on the verge of freezing to death. It is absurd to say this company is in its rights to fire choiceause he made the of possibly dying from freezing to death or causing other people to die possibly by driving an unsafe vehicle. That is absurd. Amy well play excerpts from senator al franken grilling judge gorsach about the case during his Senate Confirmation hearings, and well speak with the labor lawyer who represented maddin. Then to florida. Currently, do have discretion to pursue deaths sentences. I have determined doing so is not in the best interest of this community or the best interest of justice. Amy aramis ayala, the first African American state attorney in florida history, has received Death Threats since she announced she will not pursue capital punishment, even in the case
Obamacare today or hes moving on. Then as Senate Minority leader Chuck Schumer says he will lead a filibuster against the confirmation of neil gorsuch is a prim court, we will look at the judge possible in a case known as the frozen trucker. Alphonse maddin was fired after he abandoned t the truck he was driving because hehe was on the verge of freezing to death. It is absurd to say this company is in its rights to fire choiceause he made the of possibly dying from freezing to death or causing other people to die possibly by driving an unsafe vehicle. That is absurd. Amy well play excerpts from senator al franken grilling judge gorsach about the case during his Senate Confirmation hearings, and well speak with the labor lawyer who represented maddin. Then to flflorida. Currently, do have discretion to pursue deathshs sentences. I have determimined doing so is not in the best interest of this community or the best interest of justice. Amy aramis ayala, the first African American state a
Obamacare today or hes moving on. Then as Senate Minority leader Chuck Schumer says he will lead a filibuster against the confirmation of neil gorsuch is a prim court, we will look at the judge possible in a case known as the frozen trucker. Alphonse maddin was fired after he abandoned t the truck he was driving because hehe was on the verge of freezing to death. It is absurd to say this company is in its rights to fire choiceause he made the of possibly dying from freezing to death or causing other people to die possibly by driving an unsafe vehicle. That is absurd. Amy well play excerpts from senator al franken grilling judge gorsach about the case during his Senate Confirmation hearings, and well speak with the labor lawyer who represented maddin. Then to flflorida. Currently, do have discretion to pursue deathshs sentences. I have determimined doing so is not in the best interest of this community or the best interest of justice. Amy aramis ayala, the first African American state a
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