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Leahy, Patrick J. - U.S. Senator, [D] Vermont
US A CHANCE TO ASK QUESTIONS AND ALSO TO RAISE CONCERNS. IT GAVE THE NOMINEE AN ATTORNEY TO RESPOND TO RELENTLESS CRITICS, HAVING HAD TO REMAIN SILENT...
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Sessions, Jefferson "Jeff" - U.S. Senator, [R] Alabama
YOUR SIDE, HAVE A DUTY AND RESPONSIBILITY TO ASK THE QUESTIONS THAT ARE PERTINENT TO THIS NOMINATION. I BELIEVE THEY HAVE DONE SO EFFECTIVELY AND THOROUGHLY...
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| 00:16:06 |
Leahy, Patrick J. - U.S. Senator, [D] Vermont
FOR JUDGE
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Kohl, Herbert "Herb" H. - U.S. Senator, [D] Wisconsin
SOTOMAYOR, AN INDIVIDUAL WHOSE LIFE STORY IS AN INSPIRATION TO MILLIONS OF AMERICANS. A CHILD OF IMMIGRANTS WITH MODEST MEANS, JUDGE SOTOMAYOR HAS RISEN...
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| 00:20:29 |
Leahy, Patrick J. - U.S. Senator, [D] Vermont
I WAS ESPECIALLY PLEASED WHEN JUDGE SOTOMAYOR SAID THE HEARING WAS AS GRACIOUS
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| 00:20:33 |
Hatch, Orrin - U.S. Senator, [R] Utah
AND FAIR AS SHE COULD HAVE ASKED FOR. I CAME TO THE CONFIRMATION PROCESS WANTING TO VOTE FOR A PRESIDENT'S NOMINEE AND THE PROSPECT OF A WOMAN OF PUERTO...
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| 00:22:26 |
Leahy, Patrick J. - U.S. Senator, [D] Vermont
SPEECHES AND ARTICLES EVIDENCED AND DESCRIBED A TROUBLING APPROACH TO JUDGING THAT HER HEARING TESTIMONY DID NOT RESOLVE, AS FAR AS I WAS CONCERNED.
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| 00:22:35 |
Hatch, Orrin - U.S. Senator, [R] Utah
IN SOME OF HER MOST IMPORTANT CASES, SHE GAVE SHORT SHRIFT TO FUNDAMENTAL CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS AND IN MY JUDGMENT, USED INAPPROPRIATE LEGAL STANDARDS...
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| 00:23:30 |
Leahy, Patrick J. - U.S. Senator, [D] Vermont
VERY DIFFERENTLY. I SEE HER
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| 00:23:32 |
Feinstein, Dianne - U.S. Senator, [D] California
AS A MOST IMPRESSIVE PERSON ON A NUMBER OF DIFFERENT LEVELS. FIRST, IN TERMS OF PERSONAL HISTORY, IT IS TRULY IMPRESSIVE. IT IS EVERYTHING THAT OUR...
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| 00:25:31 |
Leahy, Patrick J. - U.S. Senator, [D] Vermont
IT WHAT SHE HAS
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| 00:25:33 |
Feinstein, Dianne - U.S. Senator, [D] California
DONE, AND TO BRING THE KIND OF DEDICATION AND PERSONALITY TO THIS TABLE WAS TRULY IMPRESSIVE. I BELIEVE SHE HAS BEEN AN IMPRESSIVE JUDGE. I BELIEVE...
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| 00:26:17 |
Leahy, Patrick J. - U.S. Senator, [D] Vermont
INTELLECT, DISTINGUISHED LEGAL EXPERIENCE,
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| 00:26:21 |
Grassley, Charles "Chuck" E. - U.S. Senator, [R] Iowa
UNQUESTIONED INTEGRITY AND EVEN JUDICIAL DEMEANOR AND TEMPERAMENT. MORE IMPORTANTLY, THE SENATE HAS A TREMENDOUS RESPONSIBILITY TO CONFIRM INDIVIDUALS...
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| 00:38:39 |
Feingold, Russell "Russ" - U.S. Senator, [D] Wisconsin
THEY HAD THE TIME THEY NEEDED FOR FOLLOW-UP QUESTIONS AND FOR FOLLOW-UPS TO THOSE FOLLOW-UPS AND NO STONE WAS LEFT UNTURNED, EVEN IF THE ANSWERS THE...
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| 00:44:37 |
Leahy, Patrick J. - U.S. Senator, [D] Vermont
CHAIRMAN. ONE, I WOULD LIKE TO ADD MY COMPLIMENTS TO YOU AND SENATOR SESSIONS FOR CONDUCTING THE HEARINGS WITH WHATEVER SHORTCOMINGS THEY MAY HAVE...
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| 00:44:57 |
Graham, Lindsey - U.S. Senator, [R] South Carolina
DIFFERENTLY. YOU CAN TELL IT IN MY VOTE. I'M GOING TO VOTE FOR THE NOMINEE. AND I CANNOT DISASSOCIATE MYSELF, BEING A SECOND TERM SENATOR FROM WHAT...
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| 00:52:29 |
Leahy, Patrick J. - U.S. Senator, [D] Vermont
WANT TO THANK SENATOR GRAHAM FOR THAT MOVING AND IMPORTANT SPEECH THAT HE JUST GAVE IN FAVOR
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| 00:52:35 |
Schumer, Charles E. - U.S. Senator, [D] New York
OF HER NOMINATION. MR. CHAIRMAN, AND ONE FINAL THING, I'M SORRY TO BE COMING AND GOING HERE. WE HAVE A DEMOCRATIC MEETING OF THE FINANCE COMMITTEE...
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| 00:57:49 |
Leahy, Patrick J. - U.S. Senator, [D] Vermont
WERE CONDUCTED, JUDGE SOTOMAYOR HERSELF ACKNOWLEDGESOR NOJD THAT SHE COULD NOT HAVE RECEIVED A FAIRER TREATMENT BEFORE THE COMMITTEE,
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| 00:57:59 |
Cornyn, John - U.S. Senator, [R] Texas
AND IT'S MY HOPE THAT THAT WILL SET THE TONE FOR HEARINGS IN THE FUTURE, THAT PERHAPS SOMEHOW WE HAVE ESTABLISHED A NEW STANDARD OF FAIRNESS THAT...
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| 01:04:00 |
Leahy, Patrick J. - U.S. Senator, [D] Vermont
TALKED ABOUT THE FIRST THREE VOTES THAT HE CAST AS A UNITED STATES SENATOR. I TRIED TO REMEMBER THE FIRST THREE VOTES I
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| 01:04:06 |
Durbin, Richard "Dick" J. - U.S. Senator, [D] Illinois
CAST AS A UNITED STATES SENATOR. I COULDN'T. AFTER YOU'VE SERVED IN THE HOUSE AND SENATE FOR A PERIOD OF TIME YOU COME TO REALIZE THAT YOU HAVE TO BE...
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| 01:14:38 |
Leahy, Patrick J. - U.S. Senator, [D] Vermont
TO BE APPROPRIATE. I WOULD MENTION THAT THE NINTH CIRCUIT RULED THE OPPOSITE OF YOUR CIRCUIT, SENATOR DURBIN ON THE SECOND AMENDMENT,
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| 01:14:46 |
Coburn, Thomas "Tom" A. M.D. - U.S. Senator, [R] Oklahoma
AND I WOULD ALSO NOTE FOR THE RECORD THAT THE VERY PERSON ON OUR SIDE THAT QUESTIONED SURGE SOTOMAYOR ON OTHERWISE LATINA COMMENT WAS THE VERY MEMBER...
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| 01:19:39 |
Leahy, Patrick J. - U.S. Senator, [D] Vermont
CHAIRMAN SO THAT EACH ONE OF US WOULD HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY
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| 01:19:41 |
Cardin, Benjamin "Ben" L. - U.S. Senator, [D] Maryland
TO ASK AS MANY QUESTIONS AS WE WANT TO GET ALL THE INFORMATION. I MIGHT POINT OUT I'VE BEEN TOLD BY STAFF THAT THERE WERE 17 QUESTIONS ASKED ON A WISE...
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| 01:24:47 |
Leahy, Patrick J. - U.S. Senator, [D] Vermont
TO THE UNITED STATES SUPREME COURT. I APPRECIATE, AS I KNOW THE CHAIRMAN AND OTHERS
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| 01:24:52 |
Whitehouse, Sheldon - U.S. Senator, [D] Rhode Island
DO, HER BACKGROUND AS A PROSECUTOR, AND I BELIEVE HER NON-CONVERSION 17-YEAR RECORD AS A FEDERAL JUDGE MAKES CLEAR THAT SHE'S DEDICATED TO THE RULE...
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| 01:28:46 |
Leahy, Patrick J. - U.S. Senator, [D] Vermont
DIGNIFIED HEARING. I HAD A FEW PEOPLE SAY THAT IT GOT BORING AT TIMES, AND MAYBE THAT IS A TRIBUTE TO THE FACT THAT IT WAS A CIVIL AND DIGNIFIED HEARING....
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| 01:29:01 |
Klobuchar, Amy - U.S. Senator, [D] Minnesota
I MOST REMEMBER HER MOTHER SITTING BEHIND HER, THAT MOTHER WHO WHEN THE FATHER DIED AT AGE 9, JUDGE SOTOMAYOR WAS RAISED BY THAT MOTHER WHO HAD HARDLY...
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| 01:35:46 |
Cardin, Benjamin "Ben" L. - U.S. Senator, [D] Maryland
THANK YOU. >> JUDGE SOTOMAYOR IS AN OUTSTANDING NOM SHE. SHE HAS THE SUPERIOR INTELLECT,
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| 01:35:52 |
Kaufman, Edward "Ted" E. - U.S. Senator, [D] Delaware
BROAD EXPERIENCE, SUPERB JUDGE AND UNQUESTIONED INTEGRITY. SHE WOULD BE A TERRIFIC CHOICE AT ANY
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| 01:35:58 |
Leahy, Patrick J. - U.S. Senator, [D] Vermont
TIME, BUT GIVEN
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| 01:35:59 |
Kaufman, Edward "Ted" E. - U.S. Senator, [D] Delaware
OUR CURRENT ECONOMIC CRISIS AND THE LIKELY ROLE OF THE COURT IN REVIEWING LEGISLATIVE RESPONSES TO THAT CRISIS I SUBMIT THAT
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| 01:36:06 |
Leahy, Patrick J. - U.S. Senator, [D] Vermont
SHE'S THE
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| 01:36:07 |
Kaufman, Edward "Ted" E. - U.S. Senator, [D] Delaware
IDEAL NOMINEE AT THIS TIME. ONE THING WE'VE LEARNED OVER THE LAST TWO YEARS IS THAT WE MUST REFORM OUR FINANCIAL MARKETS. JUDGE SOTOMAYOR'S EXTENSIVE...
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| 01:37:05 |
Leahy, Patrick J. - U.S. Senator, [D] Vermont
CONFIRM JUDGE SOTOMAYOR. SHE BROUGHT TO THE
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| 01:37:10 |
Kaufman, Edward "Ted" E. - U.S. Senator, [D] Delaware
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| 01:37:12 |
Leahy, Patrick J. - U.S. Senator, [D] Vermont
CONFIRMATION PROCEEDINGS AN EXTRAORDINARY RECORD, NONE BETTER ON THE 11 I'VE PARTICIPATED IN OR NON-BETTER THAN ANY I'VE
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| 01:37:23 |
Specter, Arlen - U.S. Senator, [D] Pennsylvania
REVIEWED. PRETTY TOUGH TO BE SUMA CUM LAUDE AT PRINCETON AND PRETTY TOUGH TO MAKE THE YALE LAW SCHOOL ADMISSION, EVEN TOUGHER TO BECOME A MEMBER...
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| 01:47:51 |
Sessions, Jefferson "Jeff" - U.S. Senator, [R] Alabama
SOTOMAYOR'S OPPONENTS THOUGHT THEY HAD HER ON THAT,
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| 01:47:53 |
Specter, Arlen - U.S. Senator, [D] Pennsylvania
BUT THE CRITICAL QUESTION WAS DID THE FIREFIGHTERS THINK SHE DID ANYTHING ABOUT ACT IN GOOD FAITH. AND BOTH OF THEM SAID THEY DID NOT. SO WHILE THERE...
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| 01:49:39 |
Cardin, Benjamin "Ben" L. - U.S. Senator, [D] Maryland
BRIEF. THE NOMINATION OF JUDGE SONIA
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| 01:49:44 |
Franken, Al - U.S. Senator, [D] Minnesota
SOTOMAYOR COMES AT THE CRITICAL MOMENT FOR THE SUPREME COURT, THE CURRENT SUPREME COURT HAS CONSISTENTLY STRUCK DOWN AND QUESTIONED LONG-STANDING...
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| 01:54:21 |
Leahy, Patrick J. - U.S. Senator, [D] Vermont
SINCE THE -- SINCE THE HEARING. AS CONSENT THAT THEY BE IN THE RECORD WITHOUT OBJECTION THEY WILL BE. I DO WANT TO NOTE, ONE, I APPRECIATE THE COMMENTS...
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AYE. >> NO. >>
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NO. >> MR.
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GRASSLEY. >> NO. >> NO BY
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PROXY. >> MR. GRAHAM. >> AYE. >>
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NO BY PROXY. >> NO BY PROXY. >>
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AYE. >> 13
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YAYS
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SIX NAYS. >>
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THE NOMINEE HAS BEEN APPROVED BY THE COMMITTEE.
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THE NAME WILL BE
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SENT
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TO THE POST
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SENATE. CHRISTOPHER SCHRODER AND MITCHELL, THOSE
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| 01:56:24 |
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FOUR NOMINEES BE CONSIDERED ON BUNK WITHOUT
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| 01:56:29 |
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OBJECTION, THOSE IN FAVOR,
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| 01:56:31 |
Leahy, Patrick J. - U.S. Senator, [D] Vermont
OF THOSE FOUR NOMINATIONS, SAY AYE. >> AYE. >> THE AYE APPEAR TO HAVE IT. WE HAVE 15 SENATORS IN THE ROOM. >> MR. CHAIRMAN, I THINK THERE'S SOME CONCERN...
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COMMITTED TO GO FORWARD. >> I APPRECIATE THAT. >> PLEASE STAND IN
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| 01:57:02 |
Leahy, Patrick J. - U.S. Senator, [D] Vermont
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Sessions, Jefferson "Jeff" - U.S. Senator, [R] Alabama
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| 01:57:20 |
Leahy, Patrick J. - U.S. Senator, [D] Vermont
RECESS. >>> DEMOCRATIC STRATEGIST DONNA BRAZIL SPEAKING WITH AL FRANKEN. THEY FINISH THE WORK ON PRESIDENT OBAMA'S FIRST SUPREME COURT NOMINATION VOTING...
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| 01:58:57 |
Leahy, Patrick J. - U.S. Senator, [D] Vermont
REPUBLICAN, LINDSAY GRAHAM VOTING YES AS
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| 01:59:00 |
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WELL. ALL OTHER REPUBLICAN MEMBERS VOTING AGAINST THE NOMINEE. JUDGE SOTOMAYOR WAS TAPPED TO REPLACE DAVID
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