Democratic California Senator Dianne Feinstein met with U.S. Supreme Court nominee Judge Samuel Alito Tuesday.
Feinstein's the first member of the Senate Judiciary Committee to meet with Alito since the release of his 1985 application to the Reagan Justice Department. Alito wrote in the document that he believes there's no constitutional right to abortion. KPBS's Capitol Hill reporter Jill Morrison has more.
Sitting in Feinstein's office on Capitol Hill, Judge Alito refused to say if his opinions on abortion have changed in the past twenty years.
Alito: "I'm just here to speak with Senator Feinstein."
The Senator says Alito did explain his statements on abortion.
Feinstein: "He said I was an advocate seeking a job and it was a political job. That was 1985. I'm now a Judge, I've been on the Circuit Court for fifteen years. It's very different. I don't give heed to my personal views, what I do is interpret the law."
The Senator says she's reserving final judgment until Alito's confirmation hearings in January. From Capitol Hill, Jill Morrison, KPBS News.
