I rise to speak in support of the Disadvantaged Business Enterprise Supportive Services Expansion Act and the Accelerating Small Business Growth Act, which I introduced today. The unprecedented investment in American infrastructure over…

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.

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 you as someone that you are not.

People of color, particularly those who have the audacity to try to be the first, often have to work twice as hard to get half the respect.

As a Senator from California, I believe that respect for Tribal sovereignty is paramount.

You're exactly the type of judge that should receive bipartisan support.

I do believe every American should know Ketanji Brown Jackson the judge, Ketanji Brown Jackson the person.

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.

You've shown yourself to have the keen intellect and legal acumen to serve on the Supreme Court.

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.

It's been a long day.