Cory Booker

Even the appearance of impropriety will delegitimize the court. So, clearly, Justice Thomas should have recused himself.

What we saw though this week was, to me, outrageous and beyond the pale, and very different than what I've witnessed in my short time in the Senate seeing three different confirmation hearings.

Don't worry. God has got you. And how do I know that? Because you're here. And I know what it's taken for you to sit in that seat.

There are a lot of ethics rules that they do not, have not put upon themselves that are just common sense and ultimately lead to a delegitimized court.

Well, look, I think the administration has made it clear that the goal of the United States is not regime change in Russia. It's defending the extraordinary people of Ukraine and helping them in their, what I think is an existentially…

It's just outrageous that they didn't bring this up less than a year ago, when she was going through a confirmation hearing.

Justice Thomas should have recused himself. That's not even at question here.

So I just want to start where you ended. I mean, what you're seeing within the Ukrainian people, first of all, awful, awful, horrific things going on as civilians are being targeted, schools and hospitals, places where people are…

I think that they saw an extraordinarily magnificent judge who showed what her temperament is, her grit, obviously her endurance of mind and body and soul.

Cory Booker’s poignant speech that asked us to remember what was important about this week and what was not.

What Senator Booker did there was really to honor her. He said that not only don`t worry, God has you, but he also called her a great American. He also said that you earn this that you are worthy.

Nobody’s going to steal that joy. You have earned this spot. You are worthy. You are a great American.

The greatest country in the world, The United States of America will be better because of you.

You have earned the spot. You are worthy. You are a great American.

I love that my colleague brought up Constance Baker Motley. You know, when, when, when she was getting to the floor of the Senate, they were trying to stop her with outrageous accusations. You know what the accusation was back then? She…

I’m not letting anybody in the Senate steal my joy. ... You did not get there because of some left wing agenda. You did not get here because of some dark money groups.

America never was America to me, but I swear this oath. America will be.

But they didn`t stop loving this country even though this country didn`t love them back.

It`s not going to stop. They`re going to accuse you of this and that heck, in honor of your person shares your birthday, you might be called the communist.

You got here how every black woman in America who`s gotten anywhere has done, by being like Ginger Rogers said: I did everything Fred Astaire did, but backwards in heels.

When that final vote happens, and you ascend onto the - onto the highest court in the land, I'm going to rejoice.

I always say, if America hasn’t broken your heart, you don’t love her enough.

If America hasn’t broken your heart, you don’t love her enough.

I really do appreciate that.

This is -- this is really important.