I commend your attention to the concept of this Enterprise Fund as a way to further out and achieve that goal.

He brings somebody to the bench that we really need: extraordinary empathy.

I still believe that to be the case.

I commend your attention to the concept of this Enterprise Fund as a way to further out and achieve that goal.

He brings somebody to the bench that we really need: extraordinary empathy.

He will find balance, he will find judicial restraint, he will find aggressive pursuit of justice.

It's important for diversity to be represented on the bench. Experience is the life of the law.

Isn't that the point? Like, what a crazy question: My race, does it matter?

You don't care the color of their skin when you're applying the law.

the idea that diversity is important to talk about, to have a criminal justice system that reflects the diversity of the population.

You are applying the law, even though you do believe, like most of the people around this dais, that having diverse teams is a good thing for America.

Economic development is critical to addressing challenging issues throughout the Western Hemisphere.

He will find balance, he will find judicial restraint, he will find aggressive pursuit of justice.

I encourage my colleagues to give him all due consideration at today's hearing and urge strong bipartisan support of the Committee.

People want us to show up and offer a choice, and that is what we are trying to do.

I'm a firm believer that our independent judiciary must reflect the best of America's values and its citizens.

We have a nation that has a proclamation that we are the free Nation, but we incarcerate more people than any other nation on the planet Earth.

This is a Jersey boy that I'll assure that will even make my friend from Louisiana, Senator Kennedy, proud.