Good morning, welcome, judge. Welcome to all my colleagues. It is a long day but i thought a productive day. We have 20 minute rounds and hopefully we can be done in time before dinner tonight and we will plow ahead and have a few breaks along the way. So, a couple observations from yesterday. Theres an opportunity here to thinkinghe nominees to the extent she can share her thoughts without deciding a particular case that comes before her. Senator harris who are respect suggested you were not candid and judge barrett, i could not disagree more. I have been here for a few of these, i have voted for every nominee that has come before the committee. They have one thing in common, all of you are highly qualified, cape will people. I saw that in just a sotomayor and Justice Kagan submitted by president obama. Definitely did not share their legal philosophy, i expected them to be fairly solid votes for the liberal side of the court and generally speaking, they have been, that they have done
Disagree more. I have been here for a few of these, i have voted for every nominee that has come before the committee. They have one thing in common, all of you are highly qualified, cape will people. I saw that in just a sotomayor and Justice Kagan submitted by president obama. Definitely did not share their legal philosophy, i expected them to be fairly solid votes for the liberal side of the court and generally speaking, they have been, that they have done so honorably. I think they have kept their commitment to be fair and impartial, but we do understand judicial philosophy matters. Theres difference is, i think, everybody in america can get three hours of credit for if the most detailed explanation of a legal philosophy any nominee has provided to the senate and i appreciate that. Senator harris mentioned about how much more candid Justice Ginsburg was. With all due respect, senator harris, i dont agree with that. I think Justice Ginsburg established the ginsburg rule for a reason
Television company as a Public Service and brought to you today by your television provider. Supreme Court Nominee Amy Coney Barrett was back on capitol hill free third day in a row to answer another round of questions at her confirmation hearing. This time, Committee Members had up to 20 minutes each to question judge barrett on her legal philosophy and other issues including abortion, Voting Rights and the Affordable Care act. Good morning, welcome, judge. Welcome to all my colleagues. It is a long day but i thought a productive day. We have 20 minute rounds and hopefully we can be done in time before dinner tonight and we will plow ahead and have a few breaks along the way. So, a couple observations from yesterday. Theres an opportunity here to thinkinghe nominees to the extent she can share her thoughts without deciding a particular case that comes before her. Senator harris who are respect suggested you were not candid and judge barrett, i could not disagree more. I have been here
Unfiltered view of government. Created by americas Cable Television companies as a Public Service and brought to you today by your television provider. Nominee amyourt Coney Barrett was back on capitol hill for a third day in a row to answer another round of questions at her confirmation hearing. This time, Committee Members had up to 20 minutes each to question judge merrick on her judge barrett on her legal philosophies and other issues. Good morning, welcome, judge. Welcome to all my colleagues. It is a long day but i thought a productive day. We have 20 minute rounds and hopefully we can be done in time before dinner tonight and we will plow ahead and have a few breaks along the way. So, a couple observations from yesterday. Theres an opportunity here to thinkinghe nominees to the extent she can share her thoughts without deciding a particular case that comes before her. Senator harris who are respect suggested you were not candid and judge barrett, i could not disagree more. I hav
Noon eastern on cspan to book tv. This morning california senator Dianne Feinstein addressed what she called President Trumps an credulous decision to fire fbi director james comey. She made the comments during a Senate Judiciary Committee Hearing on the nomination of Noah Francisco as the next solicitor general and other Justice Department officials. Well show you the hearing in its entirety. Its about an hour. Normally, i dont start until a Ranking Member or members get here. In this particular instance, i can start but im going to stop wherever we are when the Ranking Member gets here so she can make an opening statement. Good morning. Im pleased that we can hold this nomination hearing for three very well qualified nominees to three important in our government. Nominated solicitor general, hell be the first ever Asian American senator confirmed solicitor general after confirmation steven angle, assistant attorney general to the office of Legal Counsel and of functions that Legal Ad