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WASHINGTON –U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) released the following statement in response to a story in the Washington Post yesterday:

“The Judiciary Committee should treat this with the seriousness it deserves, in a way that is fair to both the individual making the accusation and the judge himself. We can do that through regular order and with bipartisan participation in a spirit of collaboration and concern for all involved. I applaud Chairman Grassley for immediately initiating the committee process for situations like this, which respects confidentiality.

“That Democrats have so egregiously mishandled this up until now is no excuse for us to do the same. If Democrats reject the committee handling this swiftly and in a bipartisan way through regular order, then it’s clear that their only intention is to smear Judge Kavanaugh and derail his nomination.”