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Unlike the start to the kavanaugh hearings, we didn't have repeated choreographed interruptions of chairman durbin during his opening statements, like democrats interrupted me for more than an hour during my opening statement on the kavanaugh hearings. what we will do, however, is ask tough questions about judge jackson's judicial philosophy. in any supreme court nomination, the most important thing that i look for is a nominee with the law, judicial philosophy and view on the role of the judge in our constitutional system. i'll be looking to see whether judge jackson is committed to the const...

Law as it was understood when written, not made new law or simply fill in vaccuum. those who share that view think that under our constitution, congress and not the federal courts are given the authority to make law and to set policy. now, there are others who believe that the courts should make policy. they believe in a so-called living constitution. they think the constitution's text and structure don't limit what a judge can do. to them, deciding what the constitution means is really a, quote unquote, value judgment. under that approach, judges can exercise their own independent value judgm...

Committee less than a year ago. every published and reported word you've written and spoken, detailed answers to lengthy questions. for those who say they need more, i would say you stepped up personally with every member on the committee, democrats and republicans. all makes clear with the principles. you have ruled for and against presidents and administrations of both parties. you've ruled for prosecutors and for defendants, you've ruled for their employers and you've been faithful to the law, not any person or political cause. now, there may be others who allege before us today as a produc...

Provision that's very broad to get a colleague's support. if a judge rewrites the law later because of notions about fairness or equity or common good, that unravels all of our work here in the congress. more importantly, american people should be able to read the law and know what it means. they shouldn't have to ask how a federal judge who disagrees with the law could reinterpret the words on that page. all of this leads to the conclusion as to why we must carefully examine federal judge's records, especially supreme court nominees. judge jackson has served as an assistant public defender. w...

Justices. your independent minded and your record with integrity from the championship debate team, senior high school to harvard and harvard to three judicial clerkships. your work as a defender, a lawyer in private practice, a member, a federal district judge and circuit court judge. in your career, you've been a champion for the rule of law. even at the risk of public criticism. state sentencing commission, a bipartisan group which reflects the american thinking on law enforcement, you set out to truly represent the congressional intent when it came to criminal sentencing and you did it by ...