Sen. Cory Booker (D-NJ) used a confirmation hearing of the Senate Judiciary Committee to question a judicial nominee about her views on the “sinfulness” of same-sex marriage.
Booker, who recently announced his campaign for the Democratic nomination for president in 2020, put the questions to Neomi Rao during a February 5 hearing.
Rao has been nominated by President Trump to replace Justice Brett Kavanaugh on the U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals.
Rao currently serves as the administrator of the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs and has taught law at George Mason University. She previously served in the White House counsel’s office under president George H.W. Bush and as a staffer for the Senate Judiciary Committee.
