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On the recordMay 7, 2009
In the end, I would tell your constituents, Senators, look at my record and understand that my record talks about who I am as a person, what I believe in, and my judgment and my opinion, that following the rule of law is the foundation of our system of justice.
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Sonia Sotomayor
New York

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Sotomayor asserts the importance of her judicial record in defining her beliefs.

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