past jurisdiction and past president. Why are you doing this? This is outrageous.

This is a Candaroo Court. That's what we have here, Mr. Chairman.

To violate your own rules without going by the mandates of the parliamentarian.

This is unbelievable. There's a way to do this. If you want to force this through, if you want to ram this

through, there's a way to do it in accordance to the rules as spelled out by the parliamentarian.

It is simple. It is clear. There's a pathway to achieve what you're trying to achieve. But, sir,

this lacks decency. It lacks decorum. It shows that you

do not want to simply hear from your colleagues. This is absolutely wrong. And sir, this is,

this is to me one of those moments where we are not showing common respect for each other on both

sides. I have sat here when we were in the

majority and listened to my colleagues' arguments, listen to their passionate statements, and then we

voted. This is not that. This is us simply trying to rush through one of the most controversial

nominees we've had under this presidential administration.

Sir, God bless America, you are a good man, you are a decent man.

Why are you doing this?

What is Donald Trump saying to you that are making you do something which is violating the decorum of this committee,

the rules of this committee, the decency and the respect that we have each other

to at least hear each other out.

I've sat through so many long speeches of my colleagues, heard their objections,

listen with sincerity to try to see what their arguments are.

But we are not doing that.

Sir, this is wrong. And you know it. There are some people

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