i have no doubt that miss mccullen. behaved that way. but the law in question. that was the subject of the brief that made this topic relevant to the hearing was passed in massachusetts in 2000, before that there had been quite a history outside of clinics in massachusetts and rhode island. in fact, my recollection is that there were activists going back and forth between massachusetts and rhode island. the atmosphere outside of rhode island's planned parenthood clinic on pointe street and providence became so hostile and so intimidating that they had to recruit volunteers to be escorts through the crowd to get people safely to the facility. there was a bit of a zone, a stand bag zone, and they would try to get people to drive in and drop people off at the stanback zone. if they could do it they had to park someplace and get to the protesters. they constantly had to have security volunteers. they wore pink sweatshirts or t-shirts. that way the people can know this was a friendly sick already person approaching them to help them get through the crowd -- security

mccullen would've led one to believe because i was personally involved in this andt obviously worked with plaintiff were coded you afterwards to make sure their security safe place for a while, i wanted share the personal recollection because very much it auto the atmosphere compassion and love that ms. mccullen described in this was a hen atmosphere of gunshots, terror,er screaming, murder and grim time knows pre- the 2000 law that was the subject so thank you for me to relate that. >> thank you. >> i might just add a footnote that senator white house is very important comment which is that at the time of judge ketanji brown jackson brief, i organized on behalf of the attorney general, state attorney general and this issue really had a nationwide import per involvement in her brief and i think yellow elevated the discussion and an important legd factual issues and annoy the time we were extremely grateful for the involvement of abroad of rate of organizations in that litigation a company attorney general into my office was involved because we were on the frontlines and federal statu

the next witness is eleanor mccullen. ms. mccullen: mr. chairman, ranking member grassley, members of this wonderful committee, my name is eleanor mccullen and i am honored to be with you today as you consider the nomination of judge jackson to the supreme court. i also would like to say i am grateful for all of your service to our country. i have dedicated my life and service to empowering women as a sidewalk counselor. i was also the lead plaintiff in an important free-speech case, the: versus coakley -- mccullen versus coakley. i would like to touch on two topics that are near and dear to my heart. the first, the importance of empowering and supporting pregnant women who feel alone and without options. two, the importance of confirming judges committed to preserving one of america's most cherished freedoms, the freedom of speech. for over 20 years i have served as a sidewalk counselor, and i offer hope, help, and love to the boston women and their families. so many women i have met believe that their only choice is to end the life of th

give us a bullish already mccullen of a. i mean we're studying breathless or visit a doctor. i need a different though. it didn't put it, but i believe she was still in europe still. there's 2 of them will up still, and i was actually go over the militia as that. you do it. i'm still law to hello, get to go. are studying smuggling they did or me a dime? i'm in a breath. oh yes, i was on me many you consider that i'm on the front line to be excellent, boring me. there are certain that there it with the regular rationale and the separatist to supporting an invasion. mm. a. when it says a crunch, new social from just a connection that goes away, or social crystal molina or the most of them move just to make a couple of labriola that she's been keeping it from other portable moon. but the motionless new co premier, a professional ukrainian soldier thought until he found himself on the other side of the front line. he was taken prisoner by the don bus millerio. mm hm. thank you. she did you with the choice by gibson. yes. you left the city with your life a my income, i didn't want

mccullen described. this was an atmosphere of gunshots, terror, screaming, murder. it was a grim time. it was the pre-2000 law that was the subject of her brief. mr. blum: i might -- mr. blumenthal: i might add a footnote to senator whitehouse's very important comment which is that at the time of judge jackson's brief, i organized a brief on behalf of the attorneys general -- state attorneys general. i was attorney general of connecticut at the time. this issue really had nationwide import. her involvement and her brief, i think, elevated the discussion. and illucidated important legal and factual issues. i know at the time we were extremely grateful for the involvement of a broad array of organizations in that litigation, the attorneys general and my office were involved because we were on the front lines in connecticut of enforcing that federal statute. it was a federal statute. but we were involved in enforcing it. senator durbin: thank you. senator klobuchar. senator klobuchar: we had similar moments at that time. i wanted to add mine. we had a bombing of a clin

you even have mccullen is 30 presidential spokesman. he was part of the small group of officials who had listened in on the call. the negotiation teams are getting closer and closer, even though there is no final written agreement at this point. but as they do their work on this, as they bring their positions closer to one another, i think the like the meeting between the 2 leaders will be increased because it's only true that strategic level meeting that a piece deal a permanent piece that terminal to fire can be established, the russian demand there for the recognition of the next session of crimea on the, on the russia. and also the recognition of the so called independence of the 2 republics in the dawn bus region. these are the 2 main issues. and i think they, they are the most difficult compared to the other 4. and of course, as far as your brain retorted integrity, stuff is concerned. they are not acceptable. or the grain is also for the international committee that will be a violation of those principles. and therefore, they hav