Dem senators slam GOP for announcing Kavanaugh vote ahead of Ford testimony
By Justin Wise - 09/25/18 08:15 PM EDT
Senate Democrats are blasting Republicans over the Judiciary Committee's decision to schedule a confirmation vote for Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh on Friday.
The expected vote is slated to come just one day after Kavanaugh and Christine Blasey Ford, one of the two women accusing him of sexual misconduct, are set to testify before the panel.
"Senate Republicans aren't even pretending to consider Dr. Ford's testimony," Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.) tweeted Tuesday. "Rushing a vote sends a clear signal: They don't value survivors. They don't believe women."
Sen. Dianne Feinstein (Calif.), the top Democrat on the Judiciary Committee, called Republicans' announcement of a hearing Friday "outrageous."
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