Rep. Jayapal: Going Forward with Kavanaugh Would Be Like ‘Sticking a Finger in the Eye of Every Woman’
RUSH TRANSCRIPT:
CABRERA: "Right now the Senate Judiciary Committee is still scheduled to vote on Kavanaugh's confirmation this coming Thursday. At this hour though it remains unclear if that is going to happen. Joining us now is democratic Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal from Washington. Your hands are somewhat tied and what is your message for your Senate colleagues who can do something?"
JAYAPAL: "Well, I think the first thing is just to say again how courageous Christine Ford has been. This was not something she asked for. I think number of these cases, as you know, Ana, it takes a lot for a woman to come forward and particularly in a situation like this where she knew that if she did come forward that this was going to be questioned, that her credibility would be questioned and so my -- my thanks, deep thanks to her for coming forward with this. I think that if the Senate Judiciary Committee goes forward with this vote this Thursday it would be an insult and an injury to every woman in this country. It would be like sticking a finger in the eye of every woman because we all know regardless of what political party we're part of, we all know that sexual harassment, sexual assault is real. That is what the #MeToo movement has been about, and at this point the Senate Judiciary Committee should stop these hearings. They should get somebody who is an independent investigate tor come in and actually investigate this so it's not about political partisanship and we should make sure that Christine Ford is given the -- the respect of having a real investigation into this. This is the highest court in the land. There is absolutely no reason to move forward with Brett Kavanaugh's confirmation hearings and confirmation vote at this point. That would be a tremendous disservice and I think, you know, as a mom I'm thinking about a 15-year-old daughter that this happened to. We all care about making sure that this confirmation does not go forward at this point without a full hearing."
