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I want a justice who will fight for people like Lawrence King, who, at the age of 15, was shot in school because he was openly gay.
5/7/2009
This has been an interesting exercise today for many of us who have been on the Judiciary Committee for a while.
5/7/2009
Thank you very much. Thank you, Mr. Chairman.
5/7/2009
We need our Supreme Court Justices to have an understanding of the real world and the impact their decisions have on eve...
5/7/2009
The questions being asked of you from the other side primarily are along the lines of: will you go too far in siding wit...
5/7/2009
The Democratic side is now, largely speaking, in favor of our president's nominee.
5/7/2009
I do not believe that Supreme Court Justices are merely umpires calling balls and strikes.
5/7/2009
Absolutely not. I mean, I took one look at her resume, you know, summa cum laude at Princeton, the Yale Law Journal, and...
5/7/2009
Judge Sotomayor, I believe you are a warm and intelligent woman.
5/7/2009
I follow you and I understand the limitations on policy-related questions that you are facing.
5/7/2009
The health and welfare of a woman must be a compelling consideration.
5/7/2009
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Richard Joseph Durbin
in office

usa, Illinois

4,677 Quotes

Born11/21/1944 (age 81)

PartyDemocratic

  • United States Senator

    1/4/2005 - present
  • U.S. House of Representatives

    1/3/1997 - 1/3/2005
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