"I think that the fact that this Foreign Relations Committee is addressing this is extremely important."
"It's top on our list."
"A new Justice could and very well may have a profound impact on the direction of the court."
"Each Justice can play a critical role in forming the needed consensus in our nation's highest court."
"I think you will find that each member of this Committee and each member of the United States Senate wants to do what is right for our country."
"It is likely that the Supreme Court will consider important protections in our Constitution for women, our environment and consumers, as well as voting rights, privacy, and the separation of church an..."
"For this reason, we need to know how our nominee might approach these issues and analyze these decisions."
"I believe it would be wrong for Supreme Court Justices to turn their back on landmark Court precedents protecting individual Constitutional rights."
"You are a hero and they now know it is Judge Sotomayor."
"Before this hearing, the people of this country knew that the president had selected someone with incredible credentials to be a Supreme Court member."
"I trust the Congress would prefer to make needed changes itself rather than have the courts do so for it."
"Progress for women in this country has not come easily or quickly."