I am happy to have the question from my dear colleague from New York. No. 1, I didn't know she was Hispanic. That is irrelevant to me anyway. I didn't know that. And if she is, I didn't know it until today. No. 2, I did read her judicial records. She was an activist. I did vote against her. But there is a difference here: I voted. I allowed you to have a vote. We had a vote, and she is now sitting on the court.
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