Nomination Of Sonia Sotomayor To Be An Associate Justice Of The Supreme Court Of The United States - Continued
Floor Speech
Issues: Judicial Branch
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Mr. INOUYE. Mr. President. I support the nomination of Judge Sonia Sotomayor to the Supreme Court.
Some of my colleagues have criticized Judge Sotomayor for her views. I welcome an independent thinker.
Some have criticized her for being a ``liberal'' in certain cases. What is wrong with being a liberal? Do all Supreme Court Justices have to qualify as being conservatives?
I welcome the nomination of Judge Sotomayor to the Court because she, unlike most members of the Supreme Court, has lived through the experiences of many of our citizens. She knows what it is to be poor. She knows what it is to have grown up in public housing.
I wish her the very best.
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