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<blockquote data-quote="Jones" data-source="post: 3735222" data-attributes="member: 4805">Sen. <a href="https://www.huffingtonpost.com/topic/jeff-flake" target="_blank">Jeff Flake</a> (R-Ariz.) became the first Republican on the Senate Judiciary Committee to suggest it delay moving forward with Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh’s confirmation amid allegations the judge sexually assaulted a woman as a teenager.Flake, a member of the committee, said Sunday that he would not be “comfortable” moving forward now that Christine Blasey Ford has <a href="https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/brett-kavanaugh-sexual-assault-letter-author_us_5b9e93d9e4b04d32ebf979c3" target="_blank">revealed herself as the woman behind a letter detailing the allegations</a>.“If they push forward without any attempt with hearing what she’s had to say, I’m not comfortable voting yes ... we need to hear from her,” Flake <a href="https://www.politico.com/story/2018/09/16/kavanaugh-allegation-anonymous-republicans-825855" target="_blank">told Politico Sunday</a>. “And I don’t think I’m alone in this.”<a href="https://www.yahoo.com/news/sen-grassley-scrambles-hold-calls-224931974.html" target="_blank">Jeff Flake Suggests Delaying Kavanaugh Vote Amid Sexual Assault Allegations</a></blockquote>

[QUOTE="Jones, post: 3735222, member: 4805"] [I]Sen. [URL='https://www.huffingtonpost.com/topic/jeff-flake']Jeff Flake[/URL] (R-Ariz.) became the first Republican on the Senate Judiciary Committee to suggest it delay moving forward with Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh’s confirmation amid allegations the judge sexually assaulted a woman as a teenager. Flake, a member of the committee, said Sunday that he would not be “comfortable” moving forward now that Christine Blasey Ford has [URL='https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/brett-kavanaugh-sexual-assault-letter-author_us_5b9e93d9e4b04d32ebf979c3']revealed herself as the woman behind a letter detailing the allegations[/URL]. “If they push forward without any attempt with hearing what she’s had to say, I’m not comfortable voting yes ... we need to hear from her,” Flake [URL='https://www.politico.com/story/2018/09/16/kavanaugh-allegation-anonymous-republicans-825855']told Politico Sunday[/URL]. “And I don’t think I’m alone in this.” [/I] [URL='https://www.yahoo.com/news/sen-grassley-scrambles-hold-calls-224931974.html'][SIZE=6][B]Jeff Flake Suggests Delaying Kavanaugh Vote Amid Sexual Assault Allegations[/B][/SIZE][/URL] [/QUOTE]

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