"I don't think anybody has ever said about us that we have the perfect temperament for a Senator."
"I really appreciate your candor and the completeness of the work you've done."
"It's a leap into the present in the historic nomination by President Biden of the first Black woman to the United States Supreme Court."
"the right to vote is foundational of all other rights"
"The decisions of the Court in Shelby County and Brnovich that, essentially, have set us back and especially in this area of voting rights."
"I hope that you will bring to the Court that deliberate, careful methodology that you described earlier."
"I think that's really what comes through, that everybody gets a fair shake, that she listens so intently and carefully to everybody who comes into her courtroom."
"I hope that you will bring the energy that you have demonstrated in this room, the energy and the work ethic to the United States Supreme Court."
"If you were given more time to do this assessment, it strikes me you've done it very, very thoroughly and carefully."
"The simple fact of the matter is, Judge Jackson, Congress passed the Voting Rights Act in 1965."
"The Supreme Court needs to do its job; it needs to issue signed opinions, not the shadow docket."