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Chairman @ChuckGrassley opens day one of hearing for #SCOTUS nominee Judge Brett M. Kavanaugh pscp.tv/w/bl6BeDF4blFy…

Chairman @ChuckGrassley: One of the Senate’s most solemn constitutional duties is to provide advice and consent to the President on his nominations of Supreme Court justices. #SCOTUS #KavanaughHearing

“We are here this week to hear from Brett Kavanaugh, to hear about his exceptional qualifications, his record of dedication to the rule of law, and his demonstrated independence and his appreciation of the importance of the separation of powers.” #SCOTUS #KavanaughHearing

“The Framers intended for the Judiciary to be immune from the political pressures the other two branches face. That is so that judges would decide cases according to the law and not according to popular opinion.” #SCOTUS #KavanaughHearing

“Our legal system’s success is built on judges accepting that their role is limited to deciding cases and controversies. A good judge exercises humility and makes decisions according to the specific facts of the case and according to the law.” #SCOTUS #KavanaughHearing

“A good judge never bases decisions on his preferred policy preferences.”

“Judges must leave the lawmaking to Congress.” #SCOTUS #KavanaughHearing

“…the American people don’t want their judges to pick sides before they hear a case. They want a judge who rules based upon what the law commands.” #SCOTUS #KavanaughHearing

"This is the reason why all Supreme Court nominees since Ginsburg have declined to offer their personal opinions on the correctness of precedent." #SCOTUS #KavanaughHearing

"Seeking assurances from a nominee on how he will vote in certain cases or how he views certain precedent undermines judicial independence and essentially asks for a promise in exchange for a confirmation vote." #SCOTUS #KavanaughHearing

“I expect Judge Kavanaugh will follow the example set by Ginsburg, and all the nominees that followed her, that a nominee should offer “no hints, no forecasts, no previews” on how they will vote.” #SCOTUS #KavanaughHearing

Chairman @ChuckGrassley: Judge Kavanaugh is one of the most qualified nominees – if not the most qualified nominee –I have seen. #SCOTUS #KavanaughHearing

"Judge Kavanaugh is a graduate of Yale Law School. He clerked for three federal judges, including the man he is nominated to replace. He spent all but three years of his career in public service and has served as a judge for twelve years on the D.C. Circuit...” #SCOTUS

“He has one of the most impressive records for a lower court judge in the Supreme Court. In at least a dozen separate cases, the Supreme Court adopted positions advanced by Judge Kavanaugh.”

“The American Bar Association, whose assessment Democratic leaders have called the “gold standard” of judicial evaluations, rated Judge Kavanaugh unanimously well-qualified.”

“A review of Judge Kavanaugh’s extensive record demonstrates a deep commitment to the rule of law. He has written eloquently that both judges and federal agencies are bound by the laws Congress enacts.” #SCOTUS #KavanaughHearing

“And he has criticized those who substitute their own judgments about what a statute should say for what the statute actually says.” #SCOTUS #KavanaughHearing

"He submitted more than 17,000 pages of speeches, articles, and other material to the committee along with his 120-page written response to the Senate Questionnaire—the most robust ever submitted to a Supreme Court nominees.” #SCOTUS

“These add up to more than 27,000 pages of Judge Kavanaugh’s record already available to the American people.” #SCOTUS #KavanaughHearing

“And we received just shy of half a million pages of emails and other documents from Judge Kavanaugh’s service as an executive branch lawyer—which is more than we received for the last five Supreme Court nominees combined." #SCOTUS #KavanaughHearing

"Every one of these more than 483,000 pages of Executive Branch records are available to any senator, anytime, 24/7.” #SCOTUS #KavanaughHearing

“…I pushed for federal officials to significantly expedite the public disclosure process under federal law, so that all Americans have online access to more than 290,000 pages of these records right now on the Judiciary Committee website.” #SCOTUS #KavanaughHearing