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Democrats Demanding SCOTUS Documents Already Oppose Nominee
‘With nearly half of the Democrats having already announced their opposition to this nomination, why are they requesting these documents? Is it because it would cause them to reconsider their opposition to his nomination?’
‘Despite the attacks, the attempts to distract, and the efforts to stall, though, the American people can be assured of one thing -- we will press forward in our vetting process and vote on the confirmation of Judge Kavanaugh this fall in advance of the October term of the Supreme Court.’
WASHINGTON –Today on the floor, U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) discussed Democrats’ attempts to delay Judge Brett Kavanaugh’s confirmation process. Excerpts of Sen. Cornyn’s floor remarks are below, and video can be found here.
“Having failed to pick apart Judge Kavanaugh's character or his 12-year judicial record, some of our colleagues are now requesting to see every piece of paper, every email, every document from Judge Kavanaugh's career at the Bush White House. I agree we should fully vet the nominee and it makes sense to review documents that are important to the confirmation process, but with nearly half of the Democrats having already announced their opposition to this nomination, why are they requesting these documents? Is it because it would cause them to reconsider their opposition to his nomination?”
“Well, I think they pretty much made a political decision to oppose the nomination and so any effort to force the production of documents that will not have any relevance whatsoever to his qualifications makes no sense. Instead, we know that some of these demands are being made merely to drag their feet and as a pretext to delay Judge Kavanaugh's confirmation. Instead of chasing after irrelevant records from the Bush White House, I would urge our colleagues to read Judge Kavanaugh's opinions and meet with the judge and get to know him.”
“Despite the attacks, the attempts to distract, and the efforts to stall, though, the American people can be assured of one thing -- we will press forward in our vetting process and vote on the confirmation of Judge Kavanaugh this fall in advance of the October term of the Supreme Court.”
