Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., says no matter what the Democrats do, he has the votes to send Judge Amy Coney Barrett’s Supreme Court nomination out of committee.
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its not about court packing
theres, a number of other things
that our constitutional scholars
have debated and id like to
see what recommendations that
commission might make
so youre telling us youre
going to study this issue about
whether to pack the court,
no theres a number of
alternatives that go well beyond
packing.
The last thing we need to do is
turn the Supreme Court into just
a political football. Whoever
has the most votes gets whatever
they want.
Brian wow.
Here we go
Senator Lindsey, Graham, that was
a little clip from 60 minutes
on Sunday
laughter,
so Joe Biden weighed in on court
packing
laughter
depending on how this goes.
So maybe you should tell the
former vice president how this
is going to go today when you
vote, because no Democrats
going to show up and youre not
going to have a quorum.
Well under the committee
rules, you need two members of
the minority to conduct
business but theyre
intentionally denying us the
that participation,
theyre boycotting the
committee.
So what I will do, as chairman
therell be a majority of the
committee present.
We will waive that rule well.
Report, judge, Barrett out, Shell
go to the floor and hopefully,
by Monday or Tuesday, Shell be
on the court
and to my democratic colleagues.
You had four days of hearings
two days to question. We the
judge
she deserves an up or down vote.
She did an outstanding job
representing herself.
She soared when it came to the
law.
She had a judicial disposition
that should be the gold
standard.
Shes led Rea Consequential
led a consequential life.
She deserves better than that,
but she will get out of the
committee. Today.
I have the votes to get her out
of committee.
Shell be reported out of
committee, no matter what the
Democrats do
Steve going back to the sound
bites. We just heard 60
minutes released Joe Biden
that sound bite
laughter
and the president tweeted twenty five
minuting ago. I will soon be
giving the uned edited preview
of apparently hes going to
release the entire interview
shot by a White House camera as
well.
What do you? What do you make
of? You know hesing being
combative, even with 60 minutes
in the runup to Tonights Debate
Pre election
Heres. What I think
the mainstream media is an
extension of the Democratic
Party in this campaign.
I dont even know why he agreed
to the interview
from the time he sits down. He
gets up theyre trying to ask
him questions to destroy his
presidency,
and you know I dont know what
Joe Biden said.
I mean Aye known Joe for twenty five
years.
What he said to me is just
gibberish.
I dont know what that means.
Heres. What I know is going to
happen
if they get the house, the
Senate and the White House
theyre going to expand the
Supreme Court
looked at what happened to
Dianne Feinstein for hugging me.
The people who want to destroy
her life for giving me a hug are
going to insist that they expand
the Supreme Court for nine to thirteen to
make it liberal and Joe Bidens
along for the ride.
The people trying to destroy
Dianne Feinsteins life are in
charge of the party
voters. If you dont get that
youre, making a mistake
and what Joe just said makes
zero sense to me
constitutionally
Ainsley, so we showed that video
yesterday of you getting
harassed basically ambushed at
the airport by those women.
One of them said she was from
Seattle,
shes, not in favor of Judge Amy,
Coney, Barrett
laughter.
What was going through your
mind?
Is it worth it to be a
politician in this day and age?
Oh absolutely,
you know what was going through
my mind today
were going to vote this fine
lady out, probably the most
qualified person to be nominated
in decades. Maybe ever for the
court deepen the law,
shes not going to impose law on
the country,
shes led a consequential life
and heres whats, so important
Ainsley for the millions of
young conservative women who are
pro life are embrace their
faith theres a place at the
Supreme Court. For you,
this is a historic moment
were breaking not a glass
ceiling, a concrete barrier by
putting a conservative on the
court like Amy, Barrett,
so theyre trying to intimidate
me.
My opponent raised two dollars and twenty nine cents million
a day after justice, Ginsburg
died.
Theyve come to my house to
they broke the window at my
house. In my face wherever I go,
its not gonna work
im going to get Judge Barrett
on the court.
I have her back
to the people listening out
there have my back Lindsey,
Graham dot com.
Help me get my message out
im going to be stuck up here.
Getting this nomination through
help me get my message out:
Lindsey, Graham dot com,
a little bit goes a long way.
If you can help me ill
appreciate it
im not going to let these
people win.
Wriewp Ryan, former President
Obama is going to be out
stumping
when Ben Sasse made those
comments. Last week on that radio
interview the story that people
seemed to be trying to write is
that Republicans are leaving the
president and things look grim.
You spoke to him yesterday. You
speak to your Senate colleagues,
all the time
whats. The reality
I just did a poll back home
were doing well, but the amount
of money coming into my race is
going to be about one hundred and twenty dollars million
the most in the history of the
United States Senate.
So help me close. The gap
Ben Sasse was speaking for
himself.
I like Ben, but Bens wrong.
The president has stood up to
IRAN and China, unlike anybody in
my lifetime.
Ninety six percent approval rating by
Republicans in South Carolina
President Trump by nominating
Amy Barrett, Gorsuch and
Kavanaugh, has united the party
around judges.
These are three highly qualified
people.
The republican Party is behind
Trump,
and people in the middle you
need to understand were going
to defeat. The virus
well find a vaccine,
but what will America look like
if they get in charge? The
Democrats
open borders and free health
care for illegals, high taxes,
oppressive regulation, a weak
military back into the IRAN
agreement, liberal judges with a
stacked, packed court
if Trump wins lower taxes,
lower regulations, better trade
deals, a strong military, a
safer America, a I guy, thatS
got the cops back and
conservative judges
im begging. The president to
talk about America Post Virus,
Brian youre, ready for the
debate
laughter.
If you had the debate tonight, I
think youd be ready to go
yeah. No, I mean the
differences are stark:
Brian yeah.
They will take this country
down a socialist path. The
president will take it down a
free enterprise path.
Well, stay strong, militarily
versus being weak,
theyre, now going after the
Pentagon,
its not just enough to defund
the police,
the craziest people in the
country in charge of the
Democratic Party theyre
willing to destroy Dianne
Feinsteins life, because she
gave me a hug
stand up to these people
im not going to be intimidated.
You shouldnt be intimidated,
Lindsey, Graham dot com, help Donald
Trump help. Joni earn help Thom
Tillis
our Countrys at stake.
Four more years of Donald Trump
means people having the cops
back four more years of lower
taxes, strong military, four,
more years of a entrepreneurial
America,
just think about how exciting it
would be to have President Trump
for four more years with a
republican Senate.
Well change this country in a
positive way,
Ainsley Senator! Thank you. So
much
ill see you today
ill be the little short guy.
Transcript generated on 2020-10-22.