Do you solemnly swear the testimony youre about to get this committee is the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth so help you god . I do. Committee, tothe your family. The floor is yours, judge. Ranking member feinstein and members of the committee, i am honored and humbled to appear before you today as the nominee for associate justice of the Supreme Court. I think the president for entrusting me with his profound responsibility this profound responsibility and the graciousness he and his family have shown me throughout the process. I think senator young for introducing me, as he did at my hearing, to serve on the seventh circuit and i also think senator braun for his support. Well she could not be with us via satellite i am also grateful to former dean patty ohara of the notre dame law school. She hired me as a professor nearly 20 years ago and she has been a mentor, colleague, and friend ever sense. I thank the members of this committee other colleagues in the senate wh
We do not participate in elections or endorse candidates in any way. Grateful to be producing with the nyu center that advocates for civil debate on politics and public policy, and nyu votes, which works to give every nyu eligible student the information they need to vote. I am especially grateful to be introducing an event with some of the countrys most important thinkers on what i think is one of the most urgent issues we face, and theres a lot of competition. Weve been witnessing a relentless and unprecedented series of attacks on the twin foundations of our democratic system. Free and Fair Elections and the rule of law. They are not unrelated. The president has made repeated threats to subvert the election, some with support from the attorney general, sending military to the polls, Voter Suppression, and perhaps most chillingly refusing to commit to abide by the election results. Some are worried the rule of law has been so eroded in this country, it may be possible to literally st
Funding expires. Bills on energy and clean air and forced labor. Announced Ruth Bader Ginsburg will lie in state in statuary hall at u. S. Capitol friday. The ceremony will only be open [captioning made possible by the national captioning institute, inc. , in cooperation with the United States house of representatives. Any use of the closedcaptioned coverage of the house proceedings for political or commercial purposes is expressly prohibited by the u. S. House of representatives. ] the speaker the house will be in order. The prayer will be offered by conroy. Plain, father chaplain conroy let us pray. Ord, merciful god, we give you thanks for giving us another day. E give you thanks for the life and work of justice ruth ginsburg. Americans be inspired to be their best selves because of her example. She rest in peace. Bless those throughout our ation who are suffering from the pandemic, fires, hurricanes, and flooding. Needs continue. Our political leaders to tend to those needs with sp
Outside today. It is so nice to bring you better news with our air quality. It is slowly Getting Better and this morning, check it out. Even parts of the north bay are starting off with moderate air quality. Yellow dot in santa rosa, and also for rio vista and looking at unhealthy air for sensitive groups. It is a little better for san rafael and San Francisco and napa and fairfield and concord. You are in the very unhealthy category. There are some improvements coming our way. We are still looking at that spare the air alert going a record 29 days in a row without a smoky skies however we will see a little bit of blue in spots this afternoon as there are parts of the bay area. To the next couple of days, or the next few days, we will start to see even better air quality for everyone. I will talk about that coming up in a few minutes. Lets check in uple that will this is around where they are wrapping up some overnight roadwork and some construction. It was supposed be cleared about ha
Adjacent apartment during the fatal no knock raid. According to kentucky law, the use of force by mattingly and cosgrove was justified to protect themselves. This justification mars has from pursuing criminal charges in his Breonna Taylors debt. Amy we will go to louisville for the latest. Then we speak to jacob blake, sr. His son was paralyzed last month after police in kenosha, wisconsin, shot him in the back seven times in front of three of his children. They shotsons my son seven times. Seven times. Like he did not matter. But my son matters. Amy all that and more, coming up. Welcome to democracy now, democracynow. O. Org, the quarante report. Im amy y goodman. In louisville, kentucky, a grand jury has declined to charge any of the three white police offificers who killed breonnnna taylor with her death, more than six months after they shot the 26yearold black emergency room technician in her own home. The grand jurys only indictments were three counts of wanton endangerment agains