, will get underway. Guest she is the former governor of michigan. She was governor when the economic crisis hit the state, hit the u. S. Pretty badly, michigan in particular with the Auto Industry. She proved herself to be a champion of alternative green energy during that time and really pushed it in the Auto Industry as a way to get them out of tough times. And i think that she met then Vice President joe biden when he was pushing the Obama Administration stimulus act at that time, so they have known each other. She has personal and Work Experience there. Host who might object to her nomination . Guest i think she will be confirmed. There will be objections. Republicans have already made it clear that they have some objections to her, although i do not think they are insurmountable. The objections will be to the larger biden agenda on energy, as well as a former governor and as a speaker at the doc, she was outspoken on her criticism over republicans, so i am sure we will hear about
Felonies and, if its not dangerous to you, to take someones constitutional right away, which is to own a gun, and the idea of how you vote and what conditions are placed on voting at the state level, not the federal level, i feel very comfortable that she is not antagonistic to Voting Rights and that she took a reasoned view of felonies, in terms of depriving the Second Amendment. The bottom line here is that its been a very good hearing, i think. I think senators have asked her very good questions, quite frankly, hard questions. I think she has comported herself well, and we will keep going. [indiscernible] i think shes done a pretty marvelous job of explaining textualism a regionalismnd and originalism. She cant tell you how she may rule. [indiscernible] sen. Graham i talked to tim last night. He felt like he needs to get out on the campaign trail. I think its good to be campaigning. You raised the issue of your own election. Is that appropriate . I think its appropriate for me to re
Boycotting the hearing today. We take you live outside the u. S. Capitol now to hear from senate democrats. [crowd yelling] ok, everybody. Thank you very much for coming, and thank you for joining us this morning. I am here to stand with my colleagues on the Judiciary Committee who are boycotting todays Committee Markup on the nomination of judge Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court. This is not a decision. The members of the committee have taken lightly. But a republican majority has left us no choice. We are boycotting this illegitimate hearing. The nomination of Amy Coney Barrett is the most illegitimate process i have ever witnessed in the senate. Willotential confirmation have dire, dire consequences for the senate, for the supreme countrynd our entire for generations to come. Majoritye republican is conducting the most rushed, the most partisan, and the least legitimate nomination to the Supreme Court in our nations history. Confirmation will have dire consequences for the sena
Majority has left us no choice. We are boycotting this illegitimate hearing. The nomination of Amy Coney Barrett is the most illegitimate process i have ever witnessed in the senate, and her potential confirmation will have dire, dire consequences for the senate for the Supreme Court, and our entire country for generations to come. The Senate Republican majority is conducting the most rushed the most partisan, and the least legitimate nomination to the Supreme Court in our nations history. Her potential confirmation will have dire consequences for the senate, for the Supreme Court, and our entire country for generations to come. The Senate Majority is conducting the most rushed, the most partisan, and the least legitimate process in the long history of Supreme Court nominations. Democrats will not lend a single ounce of legitimacy to this s ham vote in the Judiciary Committee. Democrats will not lend a single ounce of legitimacy to this awful, awful hearing. We are voting with our feet
[no audio] lets go over why we are here. We are waiting for her. I wonder if that is going to stop. Sen. Schumer ok, everybody. Thank you very much for coming, and thank you for joining us this morning. I am here to stand with my colleagues on the Judiciary Committee who are boycotting todays Committee Markup on the nomination of judge Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court. This is not a decision the members of the committee have taken lightly, but a republican majority has left us no choice. We are boycotting this illegitimate hearing. The nomination of Amy Coney Barrett is the most illegitimate process i have ever witnessed in the senate, and her potential confirmation will have dire, dire consequences for the senate , for the Supreme Court, and our entire country for generations to come. The Senate Republican majority is conducting the most rushed, the most partisan, and the least legitimate nomination to the Supreme Court in our nations history. Her potential confirmation will hav