Political Quotes

“I rise today to celebrate a historic milestone for this body and for our country. Last week, as many people know, we confirmed the 150th Federal judge nominated by President Biden and the 100th woman nominated to the Federal Bench, all in just the first 3 years of the Biden Presidency. More women have been confirmed to the Federal Bench under President Biden than under any President in the history of our country in their first term. It is a testament to the seriousness with which President Biden and Senate Democrats have taken to not only our role in strengthening the Federal judiciary with highly qualified candidates, but to do so while building the Federal Bench to better reflect the diverse nation that it serves. Today, I want to take a moment to recognize three women recently confirmed by the Senate who I am confident will now serve with distinction. First, last week, the Senate confirmed Judge Kenly Kiya Kato to serve on the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California. Judge Kato was born and raised in Los Angeles. She earned her undergraduate degree from UCLA and her J.D. from Harvard Law School. One of her earliest jobs out of law school was in the Central District Federal Public Defender's Office, where she represented hundreds of clients at the district and circuit court level, helping to realize the constitutional right to counsel regardless of income.…”