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Follow this rule, mr. chairman. and i respectfully ask that we follow our rules, that we proceed in accordance with those norms and i know the chairman has great respect for open government, for whistle-blowers, for sunlight as the best dis inif he can tanlt. we need sunlight in this process. thank you, mr. chairman. i again, renew my motion to adjourn, which has been seconded by senator whitehouse. >> denied because were not in executive session. i will proceed -- >> mr. chairman, before you pr...

>> there is a motion to adjourn. >> were not in executive session. >> mr. chairman, i ask for a roll call vote on my motion to adjourn. [ shouting ] >> mr. chairman, i move to adjourn, i ask for a roll call vote. >> were not in executive session. we will continue as planned. >> mr. chairman, may i be recognized, sir? mr. chairman, i appeal to the chair to recognize myself or one of my colleagues. >> youre out of order. >> mr. chairman, i appeal to be recognized on your sense of decency and integ...

Doesnt make them out of order just because the chairman rules that theyre out of order. we have a number of excellent lawyers in this room and i ask that this body now do what its responsibility is to have an executive session so we can vote on a motion to adjourn and then we can deliberately and thoughtfully consider the documents that have been presented and also review the committee documents that have been marked confidential without any reason or rational. >> the motion is denied. >> sir, h...

Process. it is to say majority, give us the time to do our work so that we can have a positive and comprehensive hearing on the man who may well be the deciding vote for many of americas futures. >> mr. chairman, i renew my motion to adjourn and senator harriss motion. i ask for a second. >> second. >> you ask for a vote. i ask -- >> i shouldnt have to explain to you were having a hearing. its out of order. were not in executive session. that would be the proper forum for entertaining motions --...

Session. >> are we going to get to hear from the nominee at some point? >> hopefully it was going to be before 2:30. itll probably be later this afternoon now. >> all right. thank you, mr. chairman. >> mr. chairman? >> can i ask my colleagues on the other side of the aisle how long you want to go on with this because im not going to entertain any of the motions youre making, were not in executive session and i think we ought to level with the american people, do you want this to go on all day be...

[shouting from the room] >> if there is no vote on this motion, which has been properly seconded and which could be given a vote in executive session, this process will be tainted and stained forever. im asking as a member of this committee it is my right to do so, that we vote on my motion to adjourn and senator harriss motion to postpone and that we do it in executive session which can be easily and quickly convened right now. >> the motion is out of order. >> sir, i make a very clear and simp...

And i respectfully ask that we follow our rules that we proceed in accordance with those norms and i know the chairman has great respect for open government, whistleblowers, for sunlight as the best disinfect ant. we need some sunlight in this process. thank you, mr. chairman. i again renew my motion to adjourn which has been seconded by senator whitehouse. >> denied because were not in executive session. i will proceed with my -- >> i would just like to make one correction. there is a misconcep...

Nominee? >> hopefully it was going to be before 2:30. it will probably be later this afternoon now. >> thank you, mr. chairman. >> mr. chairman -- >> can i ask my colleagues on the other side of the aisle how long you want to go on with this? because im not going to entertain any of the motions you are making. were not in executive session. and i think we ought to level with the american people. do you want this to go on all day? because i have been patient. ive been accused of having a mob rule...

Designated by bill burke as outside the reach of the american people in the senate judiciary committee. a further example of why this whole process has gone astray. your explanation ignores that. >> mr. chairman. >> who wants the floor. >> the new senator. thank you, mr. chairman. mr. chairman, can you tell me again how many documents have been produced? >> 488,000 minus -- i mean other than 28,000 pages that justice kavanaugh had submitted, including his own judicial opinions. >> number two, ar...

Can have a positive and comprehensive hearing on the man who may well be the deciding vote for many of americas futures. >> mr. chairman i renew my motion to adjourn. ask for a second. >> second the motion. >> mr. chairman, i ask for a vote. i ask that we reconvene in executive session and have a vote. >> were having a hearing. its out of order. were not in executive session. that would be the proper forum for entertaining motions. >> i ask we reconvene in executive session. >> we wont vote on s...