Cory A. Booker: “It's important for diversity to be represented on the bench.”

This is not the time to dismantle the programs that have been successful at breaking down those barriers.

This is not the time to dismantle the programs that have been successful at breaking down those barriers.

I am grateful that this man, who learned about the United States of America and our legal system, fell in love with it in Pakistan, made a determination to be a part of it, here in the United States of America.

the historic nature, as Senator Menendez mentioned, of this nomination, cannot be understated.