"I have been amazed and disappointed as to how the brilliant trail-blazing legal career of Thurgood Marshall has been portrayed by several of my colleagues."
"If you have children, if you work for a living, if you are a woman, if you vote, if you care about the air we breathe or the water we drink, you need to pay close attention to the confirmation hearing..."
"Many low-income individuals are denied the opportunity for legal services, which is hardly equal justice under the law."
"This is not equal justice under the law."
"He helped make a more perfect union and made a real difference in the lives of Americans."
"Right now in 30 states an individual can still be fired for their sexual orientation where he or she has no recourse."
"How do I explain to a 50-some year old woman with a couple children who is fired after 25 years in the workforce because the employer wants to hire someone half her age and pay one-third the salary?"
"We live through the election procedures and we see obstacles in the way of voters."
"It took a long time. A lot of people worked hard, people gave up their lives in order that we have the right to vote and expanded the right to vote."
"The United States should raise this issue in the S&ED meetings with China and should explore the possibility of cooperating with China."
"promoting transparency is a pivotal need for empowering citizens to ask questions of their governments"