03/13/2017
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"I strongly support Judge Sotomayor's nomination and firmly believe her to be one of the finest jurists in American history."
"It took a very long time, about 171 years, to get the first woman on the Supreme Court."
"President Obama has chosen one of the country's outstanding legal minds with his nomination of Gerard Lynch to the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit."
"I want to begin by thanking our witnesses for being with us today; in particular, I want to recognize our first witness-- Secretary LaHood."