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On the recordMarch 20, 2022
I think it builds hope for America, and we know that all too often as elected officials and wanting to get more people who are representative of this wonderful America that we live in and that includes making the change and having the courage as Senators to confirm a Black woman, not because she's Black-- and this is what I want you to hear loud and clearly--but because she is qualified, more qualified than most we have seen in this room.
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Cory Booker
Democratic · New Jersey

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Booker emphasizes the importance of confirming qualified Black women to the Senate.

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