[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 147 (Wednesday, September 5, 2018)]
[House]
[Page H7865]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                       KAVANAUGH HEARING PROCEEDS

  (Ms. NORTON asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Ms. NORTON. Mr. Speaker, as the Kavanaugh hearing proceeds, the House 
gets no say on Supreme Court nominees, but our constituents have much 
to lose if Judge Kavanaugh is confirmed.
  As chair of the Congressional Black Caucus' Judicial Nominations Task 
Force, I have studied Judge Kavanaugh's record closely. African 
Americans have the most to lose because they, more than other 
Americans, have advanced their rights through the court.
  However, most Americans have much to lose, too, as Kavanaugh's record 
on the Affordable Care Act, criminal justice, and reproductive rights 
shows. Let the House also note, Kavanaugh's vision of executive power 
would enhance the authority of the executive at the expense of the 
other branches of government, including Congress, and, therefore, would 
pose a special danger to the Constitution's careful balance of power.
  Brett Kavanaugh does not belong on the Supreme Court.

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