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I started asking that question before Judge Kavanaugh came before us.

Since you became a legal adult, have you ever made unwanted requests for sexual favors or committed any verbal or physical harassment or assault of a sexual nature?

The American tradition of zealous representation of unpopular clients is at least as old as John Adams` representation of the British soldiers charged in the Boston Massacre.

I have been a military lawyer for almost 30 years. I represented people as a defense attorney in the military that were charged with some pretty horrific acts. And I gave them my all. This system of justice that we`re so proud of in…

I think court watchers acknowledge there is an ideologically -- ideological split in this current Supreme Court, when we are seeing more cases decided on ideological bases, not on the facts and the law.

We have a very, in my view, an ideologically divided Court.

I think the LGBTQ+ community is very, very concerned about that.

I have been asking every nominee that comes before the Committees on which I sit the two questions that I asked you at the start of my time.

The Court is poised to overturn Roe v. Wade, even though women have relied on their constitutional right to have an abortion for nearly 50 years.

An increasing readiness to overturn precedent.

We are seeing more and more, precedents being asked to be overturned.

My Republican colleagues made a big show yesterday of promising a fair process and, to me, that means ensuring that you are treated no differently than any other Federal judges that have got--nominees that have come before us.

The minute Justice Gorsuch was confirmed, the Court finally had a conservative 5-4 majority to overturn Abood.

The Court should consider all of those factors, I would say reliance factors loom large, as far as I am concerned, before overturning a precedent.

Before I end, I also wanted to mention I was so glad to hear you reference Constance Baker Motley during your introductory press conference at the White House.

It's about time that Black women and girls across the country can finally see themselves who look like them sitting on the highest court making decisions that will impact their lives.

One cannot overstate the importance of representation.

Like your mentor, Justice Breyer, I know you will incur-- you will engage with the other Justices, both liberal and conservative.

I congratulate you and your family on this historic nomination.

This is a First Amendment issue. It is a staged felony, actually, for a nonpartisan election official to be considered soliciting mail-in, or voting by mail applications.

Today justice prevailed, no one is above the law.

Justice prevailed, no one be permitted to stand in the way in the pursuit of justice no matter how powerful they are, no one is above the law.

No one is above the law. And that I pursue cases based on evidence, based on facts and based on analysis of the law. And the politics stop at my door. He will not evade us. He will not stop us from investigating and to ensuring that…

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