Hours Before Final Vote, Duckworth Implores Senate to Reject Kavanaugh

On the night of October 5th, 2018, U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) delivered a speech on the Senate floor outlining why she will be voting no on Brett Kavanaugh’s confirmation the following day. Duckworth detailed Kavanaugh’s record of dishonesty in his confirmation hearings, the credible allegations of sexual assault against him from Dr. Ford and others as well as his extremely partisan comments.