RUSH TRANSCRIPT Judge Kavanaugh ░░░░░░░░ one of the finest ░░░░░░░░ that I ve ever ░░░░░░░░ He s an outstanding ░░░░░░░░ outstanding judge respected by ░░░░░░░░ Never had even a ░░░░░░░░ blemish on his record ░░░░░░░░ with all of it ░░░░░░░░ said we want to ░░░░░░░░ through a full process ░░░░░░░░ have great confidence in ░░░░░░░░ U S Senate and ░░░░░░░░ their procedures and what ░░░░░░░░ re doing Sonya is ░░░░░░░░ of the national organization ░░░░░░░░ women and she joins ░░░░░░░░ now from New York ░░░░░░░░ to have you here ░░░░░░░░ talk about this There ░░░░░░░░ so many things to ░░░░░░░░ to you about in ░░░░░░░░ case I think I ░░░░░░░░ been hearing a lot ░░░░░░░░ people urging calm saying ░░░░░░░░ s let the investigation ░░░░░░░░ and let s hear ░░░░░░░░ this young woman let ░░░░░░░░ let her speak her ░░░░░░░░ woman not a young ░░░░░░░░ anymore nor am I ░░░░░░░░ they want to hear ░░░░░░░░ her directly Do you ░░░░░░░░ that there s value ░░░░░░░░ that Without a doubt ░░░░░░░░ a doubt You know ░░░░░░░░ is a very very ░░░░░░░░ moment that we re ░░░░░░░░ a Supreme Court justice ░░░░░░░░ s a lifetime appointment ░░░░░░░░ we hold these judges ░░░░░░░░ the highest standard possible ░░░░░░░░ it s important that ░░░░░░░░ has impeccable characters Hearing ░░░░░░░░ her would be what ░░░░░░░░ public and senators need ░░░░░░░░ take the time to ░░░░░░░░ so people can judge ░░░░░░░░ themselves on her credibility ░░░░░░░░ of the arguments that ░░░░░░░░ ve heard is that ░░░░░░░░ know this happened an ░░░░░░░░ long time ago and ░░░░░░░░ know that we all ░░░░░░░░ stupid things when we ░░░░░░░░ in our high school ░░░░░░░░ and should our futures ░░░░░░░░ know be compromised by ░░░░░░░░ choices we did or ░░░░░░░░ t make back then ░░░░░░░░ the fact is this ░░░░░░░░ this happened this attack ░░░░░░░░ affected this woman the ░░░░░░░░ of her life Absolutely ░░░░░░░░ has said herself it ░░░░░░░░ her four to five ░░░░░░░░ to really regain a ░░░░░░░░ of control and healing ░░░░░░░░ her life and you ░░░░░░░░ we re not talking ░░░░░░░░ an awkward attempt at ░░░░░░░░ kiss by a high ░░░░░░░░ boy who is with ░░░░░░░░ the crush of his ░░░░░░░░ school days This was ░░░░░░░░ very serious incident that ░░░░░░░░ reports on where she ░░░░░░░░ thrown on the bed ░░░░░░░░ down her clothes are ░░░░░░░░ ripped off and he ░░░░░░░░ a hand over her ░░░░░░░░ to silence her That ░░░░░░░░ very serious And you ░░░░░░░░ we really need to ░░░░░░░░ down this process to ░░░░░░░░ out what actually happened ░░░░░░░░ because it goes to ░░░░░░░░ heart of the matter ░░░░░░░░ whether he is qualified ░░░░░░░░ be a Supreme Court ░░░░░░░░ If this is true ░░░░░░░░ s disqualifying and I ░░░░░░░░ that women particularly across ░░░░░░░░ country agree with that ░░░░░░░░ are in a moment ░░░░░░░░ this is the ultimate ░░░░░░░░ moment right now Well ░░░░░░░░ is particularly because of ░░░░░░░░ we ve seen transpire ░░░░░░░░ the last while and ░░░░░░░░ you make the point ░░░░░░░░ is the highest court ░░░░░░░░ the land this is ░░░░░░░░ lifetime appointment and these ░░░░░░░░ are to be held ░░░░░░░░ a higher standard There ░░░░░░░░ a lot of debate ░░░░░░░░ why it took her ░░░░░░░░ long to come forward ░░░░░░░░ if it somehow hurts ░░░░░░░░ credibility It s an ░░░░░░░░ part of the conversation ░░░░░░░░ you know there is ░░░░░░░░ one way to do ░░░░░░░░ the same way we ░░░░░░░░ grieve differently we all ░░░░░░░░ trauma differently Without a ░░░░░░░░ She has said herself ░░░░░░░░ took her five years ░░░░░░░░ really reclaim her life ░░░░░░░░ I ll just give ░░░░░░░░ one example we at ░░░░░░░░ national organization for women ░░░░░░░░ work very hard at ░░░░░░░░ police departments and district ░░░░░░░░ across the country accountable ░░░░░░░░ taking claims of sexual ░░░░░░░░ seriously and that s ░░░░░░░░ our criminal justice system ░░░░░░░░ laws and in society ░░░░░░░░ we have let down ░░░░░░░░ assault victims by not ░░░░░░░░ pace with the facts ░░░░░░░░ we know them This ░░░░░░░░ an epidemic that it ░░░░░░░░ we understand what trauma ░░░░░░░░ can cause for people ░░░░░░░░ people don t come ░░░░░░░░ initially for a lot ░░░░░░░░ reasons Some come forward ░░░░░░░░ away Others come forward ░░░░░░░░ months or years because ░░░░░░░░ re not over the ░░░░░░░░ It s once they ░░░░░░░░ in a place of ░░░░░░░░ and healing that they ░░░░░░░░ thinking about the justice ░░░░░░░░ they start thinking about ░░░░░░░░ other victims that may ░░░░░░░░ out there as a ░░░░░░░░ of this person who ░░░░░░░░ them We find very ░░░░░░░░ it s that feeling ░░░░░░░░ who else is being ░░░░░░░░ that really compels a ░░░░░░░░ of people to just ░░░░░░░░ aside the shame the ░░░░░░░░ and what they know ░░░░░░░░ coming ahead of them ░░░░░░░░ is criticism skepticism and ░░░░░░░░ lot of blame We ░░░░░░░░ have to move past ░░░░░░░░ in this in our ░░░░░░░░ We see it in ░░░░░░░░ church we see it ░░░░░░░░ law enforcement and everywhere ░░░░░░░░ the entertainment industry because ░░░░░░░░ know especially what avenue ░░░░░░░░ seeing with the Catholic ░░░░░░░░ of late people did ░░░░░░░░ and were ignored and ░░░░░░░░ and ignored and no ░░░░░░░░ so many people are ░░░░░░░░ to speak up They ░░░░░░░░ t want to be ░░░░░░░░ or ignored Sonya a ░░░░░░░░ to speak with you ░░░░░░░░ you.