Mazie Hirono: “throughout 2 days of questioning in front of the Judiciary Committee on which I sit, Judge Jackson proved, without a…”

“throughout 2 days of questioning in front of the Judiciary Committee on which I sit, Judge Jackson proved, without a shadow of a doubt, what we all knew to be true: She is eminently qualified to serve on the Supreme Court of our country. Judge Jackson has the intellect, the integrity, and the temperament befitting an Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court, and she doesn't have an ideological axe to grind. Judge Jackson is exceptionally qualified and well regarded across the political spectrum. And yet not a single Republican voted to advance Judge Jackson's nomination out of the Senate Judiciary Committee, and only three Republicans have publicly expressed support for her. So I ask my Republican colleagues: What is it going to take? What is it going to take to put politics aside to support a nominee like Judge Jackson? Because, clearly, intelligence, extraordinary breadth of experience, and support from prominent conservatives--conservatives-- did not suffice. Clearly, a candidate who has support from organizations from across the political spectrum--from the Black and Hispanic U.S. Chambers of Commerce to the National Education Association, with thousands of teachers; to the Fraternal Order of Police, the largest police union--they would not be supporting somebody who is soft on crime--to child advocacy groups that would not be supporting her, either, if she was not being appropriate in her sentencing of child pornography defendants.…”