Washington, DC...On October 6, 2018, Chief Justice John G. Roberts, Jr., administered the Constitutional Oath and retired Associate Justice Anthony M. Kennedy administered the Judicial Oath to the Honorable Brett M. Kavanaugh in a private ceremony attended by the Justices of the Supreme Court and members of the Kavanaugh family. The oath was administered in the Justices’ Conference Room at the Supreme Court Building.
Chief Justice John G. Roberts, Jr., administers the Constitutional Oath to Judge Brett M. Kavanaugh in the Justices’ Conference Room, Supreme Court Building. Mrs. Ashley Kavanaugh holds the Bible. Credit: Fred Schilling, Collection of the Supreme Court of the United States.
Senator Collins Announces She Will Vote to Confirm Judge Kavanaugh
Posted by: thepinetree on 10/05/2018 09:55 PM
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Susan Collins (R-ME) delivered remarks from the Senate floor this afternoon to announce her decision to vote to confirm Judge Brett Kavanaugh to be an associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court.
Her full remarks are as follows: Mr. President, the five previous times that I have come to the floor to explain my vote on the nomination of a justice to the United States Supreme Court, I have begun my floor remarks explaining my decision with a recognition of the solemn nature and the importance of the occasion.
Mitch McConnell Says Senate Democrats Continue to Move Goalposts on Judge Kavanaugh’s Nomination
Posted by: thepinetree on 10/02/2018 09:04 AM
Washington, DC...U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) delivered the following remarks today on the Senate floor regarding the president’s nominee for the Supreme Court, Judge Brett Kavanaugh: “Yesterday, I said that if we stop and listen, we can practically hear the Democrats trying to move the goalposts on Judge Kavanaugh’s nomination to the Supreme Court. Remember, before Judge Kavanaugh was even named, several Democrats on the Judiciary Committee indicated they’d oppose whomever the nominee might turn out to be.
President Trump at the Presentation of the Medal of Honor to Staff Sergeant Ronald J. Shurer II
Posted by: thepinetree on 10/02/2018 05:04 PM
Washington, DC...Thank you very much. Please. And thank you Chaplain Hurley. Thank you to Vice President Mike Pence for joining us for today’s ceremony. Today, it’s my privilege to award the Congressional Medal of Honor to an Army Special Forces medic who now serves in the United States Secret Service. Please join me in welcoming Staff Sergeant Ronald Shurer. (Applause.) Ronald, thank you. Thank you. I wish I was that popular. I’ll tell you. (Laughter.)
Washington, DC...The Senate Judiciary Committee today received a signed statement from Mr. Dennis Ketterer, the former Democratic candidate for Congress and weatherman for WJLA Channel 7 in Washington, regarding the recent allegations made by Julie Swetnick against Supreme Court nominee Judge Brett Kavanaugh. Mr. Ketterer had a relationship with Ms. Swetnick in the 1990s.
Grassley on Supplemental FBI Background Investigations
Posted by: thepinetree on 10/02/2018 11:00 PM
Washington, DC...Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley of Iowa issued the following statement regarding the ongoing supplemental FBI background investigation for the nomination of Judge Brett M. Kavanaugh to serve as an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court.
Ford ‘Wasn’t Clear’ Committee Offered California Interview in lieu of Public Washington Hearing
Posted by: thepinetree on 10/02/2018 11:11 PM
Washington, DC...Ford wanted to avoid “media circus” of public hearing, but was unaware of accommodations offered by the Committee to address her concerns During the Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on Thursday, Dr. Christine Blasey Ford indicated that she had not been made aware of multiple offers made by Chairman Chuck Grassley to send staff to California to interview her, a format that she said she would have preferred. Those offers were made in public statements and in statements directly to Dr. Ford’s attorneys in the days leading up to her public testimony. Here’s a summary of those offers:
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Governor Brown Signs Bills on Women, Children and Working Families Including Requirement for Female Board Members
Posted by: thepinetree on 10/01/2018 09:36 AM
Sacramento, CA...Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. on September 30th announced that he has signed a package of bills to protect and support women, children and working families across California.