Political Quotes

“Mr. President, on another matter, 2 weeks ago, President Biden nominated Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson--and I know I mispronounced her first name; Judge Jackson, let me just call her--to serve as an Associate Justice on the Supreme Court. During his State of the Union Message, President Biden said that choosing somebody to serve on the Supreme Court is one of the most serious constitutional responsibilities a President of the United States has. Likewise, I believe our responsibilities under the Constitution of evaluating the nominee, going through the advice-and- consent process, is one of the most serious responsibilities we as Senators have, and I don't take that responsibility lightly. Members of this Chamber are pretty familiar with Judge Jackson's qualifications, as she was confirmed to the DC Circuit Court of Appeals just 9 months ago--sometimes called the second most powerful Federal court in the land, right below the Supreme Court of the United States. There is no question that Judge Jackson is an incredibly smart person and has all of the sort of pedigree that you would expect: graduated from the best universities, the best law schools, has had a broad range of practice. She received both her undergraduate and law degrees from Harvard. She clerked for a Supreme Court Justice, Justice Breyer. She served on the Federal bench for nearly 9 years.…”