[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 161 (Friday, September 28, 2018)]
[House]
[Pages H9393-H9394]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




    JUDGE THOMAS-ANITA HILL V. JUDGE KAVANAUGH-CHRISTINE BLASEY FORD

  (Ms. DeLAURO asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Ms. DeLAURO. Mr. Speaker, the United States Senate is about to embark 
on a misguided journey. How can there be a vote to place Judge 
Kavanaugh in a lifetime appointment to the Supreme Court under this 
cloud?
  To be sure, a person is innocent until proven guilty, but without a 
full and public hearing about the veracity of these very serious 
charges of sexual harassment, a decision today to elevate Judge 
Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court casts doubt on the entire process.
  Allegations of sexual harassment are serious charges which deserve 
serious consideration. The Justices of the Supreme Court must 
demonstrate respect for the law and for individual rights.
  To impugn the integrity of Professor Christine Blasey Ford, to 
elevate that of Judge Kavanaugh, is not appropriate

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nor is it a credible tactic. The American people deserve more than a 
dismissal of Professor Ford's charges. They deserve to know the truth.
  Mr. Speaker, let us take time to uncover the truth. I gave this same 
exact speech on October 8, 1991. The only difference was the 
substitution of Clarence Thomas' name for Brett Kavanaugh's and Anita 
Hill's for Christine Blasey Ford's.
  Republicans attempted to censure me for that speech. History is 
repeating itself before our eyes, and women are once again being 
ignored instead of being believed.
  We must do better than that in the United States of America and in 
the United States Congress.

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