I believe that the nominee before us today represents what we once valued in this country: an individual who rises from modest means to the pinnacle of his profession and then answers the call of public service--a good dead that I can assure you will not go unpunished here.
Shelby praises the nominee's rise from modest beginnings to public service.
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