What Six Senators Said About Their Kavanaugh Votes

After a tight  procedural vote to move forward with Brett Kavanaugh’s nomination to the Supreme Court, senators made lengthy floor speeches throughout the day Friday explaining whether they planned to vote for or against his confirmation on Saturday. Some of their comments focused on the public debate over Christine Blasey Ford’s allegation that Kavanaugh sexually assaulted her when they were both in high school. Others focused on Kavanaugh’s judicial record and the confirmation process writ large.

Below, a selection of their comments:

Democrat Kamala Harris of California Connects the #MeToo Movement to the History of Domestic Violence:

[Sexual assault] is an issue right now that is where the issue of domestic violence was about 30 years ago. There was a perception about domestic violence, that I hope