The American people, our constituents, and their faith--and their faith in the courts, that's central to our democracy.

Judge Jackson merits strong bipartisan support from this Committee and from the Senate as a whole.

Her background as a Federal public defender would bring an informed perspective of our criminal justice system to the Supreme Court.

I think that you have the right temperament, just based on how I have seen you react to the questions.

We have created a situation because of our inattention and unwillingness to tackle an extremely controversial area in Congress and left it to the judges, and I think we have to accept some responsibility for that.

I think that is a step in the right direction, and it was passed it out of this Committee on a bipartisan basis.

That's the pivotal moment we are in. That's your moment.

I'm sorry, Senator. I'm not going to be party to that. I would not want that on my conscience that we did this for some political exercise here, which I think is totally unnecessary, and someone was harmed as a result of it.

As we begin this week's hearings, I remain hopeful that we can come together as a Committee and engage in respectful, good faith, bipartisan consideration of your nomination.

Cory Booker spoke yesterday, it cleared the air finally and refocused us on what we were doing and why we were here.

there is exactly one living Senator who has effectively changed the size of the Supreme Court.

court packing can be done by adding new seats to the Court. I haven't proposed that.

I believe that the admonition of the Leader on the Republican side, Senator McConnell, that our hearing be fair and respectful of the nominee was largely upheld by the Members of the Committee.

You will be the first public defender on the Court.

Will a Justice protect the rights of kids to get a quality education?

I'm not going to be party to it. I will not be party to exposing this information to the possibility of disclosure and the harm that can come from it.

Judge Jackson's impressive record on and off the bench demonstrates that she is a fair-minded arbiter of justice.

I will listen thoroughly. I will keep an open mind, as I do with every nominee before this Committee.