The hearing will come back to order. Senator klobuchar. Klobuchar thank you very much, mr. Chairman. Hello, judge. I want to start out again by reminding our friends at home, people at home, that this isnt normal, we shouldnt be here right now. We are in the middle of a pandemic and people are sick. We are in the middle of an election and people are voting. And here we are, stuck in a nomination hearing. I know what my constituents care about, what they have been calling and writing me about. And that is they are afraid of losing their health care in the middle of the pandemic. Peoples lives depend on the Affordable Care act like steve, a senior from minnesota who has a heart condition and relies on his prescription medication. Emily from minneapolis, her mom was diagnosed with breast cancer. Janet from rochester whose brother has a mental illness. Or christie, a mom from bloomington whose daughter had a tumor. That is what is on the line. Health care is on the line and judge, that is
Company and the Public Service, and brought to you today by your television provider. Day three ofrom judge Amy Coney Barretts confirmation hearing. This includes lessons from senator klobuchar, codes, and on thought. Among others. Thank you. The hearing will come back to order. Senator klobuchar. Sen. Klobuchar thank you very much, mr. Chairman. Hello, judge. Judge barrett hi senator. Sen. Klobuchar hello. I want to start out again by reminding our friends at home, people at home, that this isnt normal. We shouldnt be here right now. We are in the middle of a pandemic, and people are sick. We are in the middle of an election, and people are voting. And yet here we are, stuck in a nomination hearing. I know what my constituents care about, what they have been calling and writing me about. And that is they are afraid of losing their health care in the middle of the pandemic. Peoples lives depend on the Affordable Care act like steve, a senior from minnesota who has a heart condition and
Interrupting you, telling me their time is more important than hearing your answers. If there is anything you would like to further explain, i would like you to explain at this time. The only thing i want to clarify insofar as the center is suggesting, i think the work some of the justices may have done on bush v gore is reason to recuse but it is not what i meant. I meant that in every case, judges have an obligation to consider the issues and may conclude no. Saying was not to take a position and i want to make that clear. Thank you for taking the time. Over the past number of weeks since you were nominated, certainly since the hearing began, there has been a lot of discussion about the legacy of was bader ginsburg, who really a trailblazer. Democrats claim that you would not be an adequate replacement for justice in spirit because you do not march in lockstep with her judicial philosophy. The way i see it, how you are both trailblazers and both accomplished professors. Respected and
Before the attack. The that information was never made public as president obama made the case for war. Then the rwandan genocide 20 years later. Ands a multifaceted daunting challenge, but we cannot afford to succumb to cynicism or despair because the alternative to preventive or preventing genocide is bearing the bodies in the aftermath. That is not what we want. Commemorations are being held in rwanda today to mark the anti94 genocide that left over 800,000 people dead over a span of 100 days. We will go to rwanda and also look at the clinton administrations refusal to admit it was the genocide. How many acts of genocide does it take to make genocide . That is not a question i am in the position to answer. Is it true you have specific guidance not use the word genocide in isolation in respect to this . I have guidance to which i try to use as best as i can. There are formulations that we are using, that we are trying to be consistent in our use of. All of that and more coming up. Th
Turkey was applying sarin gas to Syrian Rebels in the months before the attack. The that information was never made public as president obama made the case for war. Then the rwandan genocide 20 years later. Ands a multifaceted daunting challenge, but we cannot afford to succumb to cynicism or despair because the alternative to preventive or preventing genocide is bearing the bodies in the aftermath. That is not what we want. Commemorations are being held in rwanda today to mark the anti94 genocide that left over 800,000 people dead over a span of 100 days. We will go to rwanda and also look at the clinton administrations refusal to admit it was the genocide. How many acts of genocide does it take to make genocide . That is not a question i am in the position to answer. Is it true you have specific guidance not use the word genocide in isolation in respect to this . I have guidance to which i try to use as best as i can. There are formulations that we are using, that we are trying to be