Political Quotes

“Mr. President, I thank the Senator from North Carolina for her comments. I like how she pointed out how Solicitor General Kagan has received support from so many people on both sides of the aisle, and then also Solicitor General Kagan's support for the military. I remember one of the most touching points of the hearing--that long and laborious hearing--was when Elena Kagan spoke about reading a letter from a student who had been at her law school in which, after she was nominated, he actually wrote a letter to the newspaper. He served in Iraq, and he wrote a letter about how fair she was to him and her strong support for him as a soldier. She said it was the only moment during the whole leadup to the hearing, with all those things that happen, that she said she shed some tears. I will never forget that moment in the hearing. As we consider this nomination, I want to reflect on how far we have come. I see I have been joined by the dean of the women Senators, Senator Mikulski from Maryland. When Sandra Day O'Connor graduated from law school more than 50 years ago, as the Senator from Maryland knows, the only offer she got back then after she graduated high up in her class from Stanford Law School, the only offer she got at a law firm was as a secretary. Justice Ginsburg faced similar obstacles. When she entered Harvard, she was only one of nine women in a class of more than 500. One professor actually asked her to justify taking that place in that law school class from a man.…”