The Senate on Tuesday opened the high-profile confirmation hearing for President Trump's nominee for the Supreme Court, Judge Brett M. Kavanaugh.
As Sen. Chuck Grassley, Iowa Republican and chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, moved to call the hearings to order, hecklers began shouting.
As Mr. Grassley sought to move on, Sen. Richard Blumenthal, Connecticut Democrat, interrupted, calling the hearing a "Charade" and "a mockery of our norms."
Here's a transcript of the first few minutes of the hearing for a Supreme Court nominee, taking place in what has been called the greatest deliberative body in the world.
Ms. Harris: "We cannot possibly move forward, Mr. Chairman. We have not been given the opportunity to have a meaningful hearing with Congress nominee -".
Mr. Blumenthal: "Mr. Chairman, we have been denied the real access to the documents we need - which turns this hearing into a charade and a mockery of our norms and, Mr. Chairman, I therefore move to adjourn this hearing."
After Mr. Grassley finally regained control, the hearing was repeatedly interrupted by hecklers who, for some reason, were not at first escorted from the room.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2018/sep/4/kavanaugh-hearing-proves-the-senate-is-no-longer-t/
As Sen. Chuck Grassley, Iowa Republican and chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, moved to call the hearings to order, hecklers began shouting.
As Mr. Grassley sought to move on, Sen. Richard Blumenthal, Connecticut Democrat, interrupted, calling the hearing a "Charade" and "a mockery of our norms."
Here's a transcript of the first few minutes of the hearing for a Supreme Court nominee, taking place in what has been called the greatest deliberative body in the world.
Ms. Harris: "We cannot possibly move forward, Mr. Chairman. We have not been given the opportunity to have a meaningful hearing with Congress nominee -".
Mr. Blumenthal: "Mr. Chairman, we have been denied the real access to the documents we need - which turns this hearing into a charade and a mockery of our norms and, Mr. Chairman, I therefore move to adjourn this hearing."
After Mr. Grassley finally regained control, the hearing was repeatedly interrupted by hecklers who, for some reason, were not at first escorted from the room.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2018/sep/4/kavanaugh-hearing-proves-the-senate-is-no-longer-t/
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