organized over the weekend by chuck schumer, the senate minority leader. talked to members on the committee, the rank and file democrats in particular on that committee, who wanted to take a much tougher line because of their frustration. grassley and the republicans were caught flat footed on that, but grassley did not want to give an inch on this because if he gave them an inch, they could take a mile. then where does it go from there? he believes if he keeps this process moving forward, ultimately, he'll get confirmed. but this is just a start. tomorrow is questioning. the day after is going to be incredibly contentious. the question is does kavanaugh slip up or not. >> he gets to speak later today. you see him watching patiently here. this is part of the process. they get opening statements, which are essentially opening speeches. they make their political views known. in that process, a number of democrats standing up. here's the senator from california, the senior senator from california, the ranking member on the committee. the junior member from california is also on the committee. getting on to the process question, saying 42,000 pages last night. we've been asking for other