September 15, 1987

Bork Nomination Day 1, Part 2

Senate Judiciary Committee Chair Joe Biden (D-DE) began the questioning of Judge Bork. Senator Robert Byrd, arriving late for the hearing,… read more

Senate Judiciary Committee Chair Joe Biden (D-DE) began the questioning of Judge Bork. Senator Robert Byrd, arriving late for the hearing, was granted time for his statement midway through the session. During further questioning, Judge Bork addressed questions on abortion, affirmative action, right to privacy issues, and one-person, one-vote reapportionment. close

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Joe Biden U.S. Senator [D] Delaware
Robert H. Bork Judge U.S. Court of Appeals->District of Columbia Circuit

Robert C. Byrd U.S. Senator [D] West Virginia
Dennis DeConcini U.S. Senator [D] Arizona
Orrin Hatch U.S. Senator (Class 1) [R] Utah
Ted Kennedy U.S. Senator [D] Massachusetts
Patrick J. Leahy U.S. Senator (Class 3) [D] Vermont
Howard M. Metzenbaum U.S. Senator [D] Ohio
Strom Thurmond U.S. Senator [R] South Carolina

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Program ID:: 10197-1
Category:: Senate Committee
Format:: Senate Committee
Location:: Washington, District of Columbia, United States
First Aired:: Dec 31, 1969 | 7:00pm EST | C-SPAN 1
Last Aired:: Sep 15, 1987 | 11:37pm EDT | C-SPAN 1

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Sep 15, 1987 | 11:37pm EDT | C-SPAN 1
Dec 31, 1969 | 7:00pm EST | C-SPAN 1

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