KAVANAUGH VOTE - BUTT HURT DEMOCRATS WALK OUT - BUT THEY GOT DUPED

Explaining What Just Happened In Judiciary Committee On Kavanaugh Vote #KavanaughHearings https://t.co/jhjBd8uYxn

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Kavanaugh vote: Democrats walk out; women stand in silent protest

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• Debbie Lord, Cox Media Group National Content Desk

Four Democratic members of the Senate Judiciary Committee left the hearing room Friday morning in protest when Chairman Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, set a time for a vote on a recommendation that Brett Kavanaugh be confirmed as the next U.S. Supreme Court Justice. 

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Sens. Richard Blumenthal, D-Connecticut, Kamala Harris, D-California, Mazie Hirono, D-Hawaii, and Sheldon Whitehouse, D-Rhode Island, walked out of the room after two motions were offered and quickly voted on without discussion.

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The first, was a motion to subpoena Mark Judge, a high school friend of Kavanaugh’s who Christine Ford testified on Thursday was at a party in which she claimed Kavanaugh assaulted her. 

The second, was to set a “time certain” vote, meaning discussion will be cut off at a certain time and a vote will be taken. 

Grassley has set the time for the vote at 1:30 p.m. EDT.

“I strongly object. This is just totally ridiculous. What a railroad job. My answer is no, no, no!” Hirono said as she was asked to vote on the motion.

Sen. Corey Booker, D-New Jersey, and Harris sat silent, refusing to cast a vote.

The four senators let the room and went into the hall where they complained to reporters that Kavanaugh’s nomination was being “railroaded.”