from the american bar association. so this is a nomination that deserves to move forward and that is precisely, mr. president, what is happening. i commend our colleagues on the committee for sending this impressive nominee here to the floor with favorable recommendation. now we will keep the process moving. the full senate will begin considering judge kavanaugh's nomination today. >> let's go to our congressional correspondent phil mattingly. phil, the move to proceed he says is going to start right now, start today on the senate floor. he says all 51 republican members of the u.s. senate agree to support this motion to proceed. that doesn't necessarily mean they'll vote for final approval,