06/22/2015
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"The next Justice will impact essential rights enshrined in our modern understanding of the Constitution, including the right to privacy, rights to contraception, intimacy, abortion, marriage, the free..."
"With stakes this high, I deeply regret the process that has gotten us to this point, the excesses and partisan gamesmanship of the last few years."
"I think you have been conducting this in a respectful, appropriate, and deliberate way."
"We are here to consider you for a lifetime appointment to the United States Supreme Court where you will help shape the future of this country."