"I just wanted to appreciate the distinction and the emphasis on not just taxing profits, taxing windfall profits because that is what is happening now through the exploitation at the pump."
"we have an ongoing need for robust Federal funding for housing programs, more urgent now than it has ever been."
"Affordable housing is essential infrastructure."
"the climate crisis is leading to more frequent and more severe wildfires."
"If you are confirmed we will take another step toward making our Government better reflect the America that it serves, toward making the promise of America more real."
"I am here as a proud son of immigrants from Mexico, who came to this country with little formal education but with big dreams and a tremendous work ethic."
"It's been a long day."
"As a Senator from California, I believe that respect for Tribal sovereignty is paramount."
"I've listened to you respond to questions now for the last 12 hours, and I've watched some of my colleagues take some of your work and some of your views out of context to try unsuccessfully to paint ..."
"the work of public defenders is not just the work of defending the accused. It's the work of upholding the fundamental legal principles that make up our Bill of Rights."
"I really hope that America is watching today. Because if they are, they've seen the perfect example of what the temperament of a judge should be--thoughtful, balanced, and very, very patient."
"You've shown yourself to have the keen intellect and legal acumen to serve on the Supreme Court."