Full Sen. Franken questioning of Judge Gorsuch

The full line of questioning by Sen. Al Franken during Judge Neil Gorsuch's supreme court confirmation hearing.

[OpinionatedBastage]

I'm a truck driver and I absolutely would have bobtailed(drove without trailer) in that situation no matter what the company said. That IGNORANT and SELFISH company should have felt lucky that driver did what he did. Had he died there we'd be looking at a very different situation. One piece of good news here is that many of us professional drivers now know a company to avoid if ever looking to move.

[jeanduranko]

The Senate lost greatly at Franken's leaving. The wrong people are still there.

[jeanduranko]

A freezing man should not be fired for staying alive! Period.

[peterottes]

Man, I love this man. I wish like hell they had not woke him out of office. Did he make a mistake? Absolutely.. But was it worthy of getting kicked out? For God's sakes.. Matt Gaetz is still in office.. Jim Jorden is still in office.. WTF? And Gorsuch is so full of feces talking about having to steer clear of politics..

[jayneberkley]

Not only you question his judgement, the rest of us are, what happened to common sense…….🙄

[wjggmt]

Even as a conservative, you really have to appreciate Franken's work here.

[ROXAS]

God DAMN I love this guy. don't lie to him. he WILL fuck you up!

[mishko]

I'd love Franken to run for office, he's blunt, fair, honest and intelligent. I could listen to him all day, learn a lot and get a few good laughs too!

[tjdomerny]

He never should have allowed them to force him out of the Senate. Gorsuch should NEVER have been allowed on SCOTUS.

[b]

Franken’s only training was playing a lawyer in a SNL skit. I wish he were my lawyer!

[thjbird]

Republicans have a different perspective. Money and Corporate profits are outweigh anything else.🤮
Gorsuch’s refusal to answer the question regarding Garland is thoroughly political.
Hypocrisy is not a good quality for a judge.

[JGLy]

Looking for a “lifetime” job!I absolutely agree Sen Franklen should still in the Senate!!

[DaleSchellbach]

no way I would vote to approve a man that diverts questions saying they're political. That response could honestly be used for any question.. This guy is SAD

[JojyKAlex]

I can't tell you how much I miss Senator Franken and how much I hate what they did to him...especially Gillibrand.

[carolcheny]

I'm so glad Franken is gone. What a clown.

[MrBirdkilla]

Please do more judges like this. ..especially in the disability field....like ssi

[EviusPistachio]

Franken's frustration is palpable.

[ghostwood]

I identify as left-of-center; I respect Gorsuch’s legal acumen and his judicial contributions since joining SCOTUS. He’s not some boogieman like many liberals make him out to be.

I HATE how unnecessarily politicized the confirmation process has become. I do not doubt that the Founders knew it was impossible to fully quarantine the process from politics, but I cannot imagine they envisioned it would be steeped in such bad faith pettiness and intellectual dishonesty.

[terrydillon]

Love you Al. We need you. Women need you in government.

[RandomizedGuy]

Thank God for Al Franken. Without him, nobody would know how great and solid Neil Gorsuch is.