Collins defends Kavanaugh confirmation vote
U.S. senator speaking to reporters
“I do not regret that (confirmation) vote”
Source and context
Interview
About this source
Direct reporter interview quotes Collins defending her 2018 confirmation vote while disagreeing with Dobbs, and records campaign criticism. Article misidentifies Jackson as a Dobbs dissenter; use Supreme Court docket for the vote.
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Collins says the Dobbs result conflicts with what the two justices said to her about long-standing precedent and describes legislative efforts to codify protections.
Archived copy (opens in a new tab)Before the quotation
Reporters asked Collins about her confirmation vote after Kavanaugh joined the Dobbs majority.
After the quotation
She separately said she disagreed with his Dobbs vote and pointed to other justices she had supported. The news report misidentified a Dobbs dissenter; verify against the court decision.
How this statement is classified
Responding to: Collins's 2018 vote to confirm Kavanaugh remains justified despite his vote to overturn Roe and Casey in Dobbs.
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Why this label?
Directly defends the conduct under scrutiny, her 2018 confirmation vote, while expressing disagreement with the later Dobbs decision.
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