Rep. Kildee Issues Statement on Kavanaugh’s Nomination to Supreme Court

WASHINGTON, July 9 -- Rep. Daniel Kildee, D-Michigan, issued the following statement after President Trump nominated Judge Brett Kavanaugh to serve as an associate justice of the Supreme Court:

"In recent years, conservative Supreme Court justices have stripped away the rights of workers to collectively bargain and allowed for unlimited money in our political process.

"If Judge Kavanaugh is confirmed, the Supreme Court will move even further to the right and likely turn the clock back on other fundamental rights, including health care coverage for those with pre-existing conditions and women's reproductive rights. Unfortunately, Judge Kavanaugh has shown hostility toward our current health care system and a woman's right to choose.

"It is wrong that President Trump has effectively outsourced the nomination of judges to extreme political groups that do not have the best interests of Americans in mind. We should not have a litmus test for selecting justices, which will lead to even more extreme voices on the nation's highest court. The American people deserve judges and Supreme Court justices that act independently and respect the rule of law."