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Sen. Marco Rubio will vote for Brett Kavanaugh to be on the Supreme Court

In a statement, Marco Rubio says claims of harassment and assault should be taken seriously, but he wants Brett Kavanaugh on the U.S. Supreme Court.
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U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) attends a campaign event with Michigan GOP Senate candidate John James at Senor Lopez Restaurant August 13th, 2018 in Detroit, Michigan.

Florida U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio says he will vote in favor of the nomination of U.S. Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh.

The Republican senator made his announcement a day after a Senate committee heard testimony from Kavanaugh where he adamantly denied sexually assaulting Christine Blasey Ford, who insisted she's "100 percent" certain he did.

Rubio put out a lengthy statement on Friday where he sharply criticized the Senate and media for the handling of the allegations against Kavanaugh. But he said that there is no independent corroboration of Ford's testimony which he said was at "odds with everything else we have heard about his character."

Democratic U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson says he will vote against Kavanaugh once the nomination comes to the full Senate.

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