kavanaugh as he testified. i felt that the testimony he gave was also honest. he gave, i thought, very strong testimony that he was not there. so i think that this committee has to face the difficult task of what burden of proof does it apply? what standard does it apply in exercising the advice and consent that it gives? that's a very difficult thing that each one of us individually needs to face and deal with. as i've said, i don't feel that the evidence shows that judge kavanaugh was there that night. i believed his testimony. i believed dr. ford's testimony about the sexual assault. because of that, i will vote yes to move the nomination forward to the floor.