Mr President. I rise today to express my joy.
And voting to confirm Judge Catan Gee Brown Jackson.
To the United States Supreme Court.
What a great day it is for the United States of America.
For our system of government.
And the grand march toward the fulfillment of the sacred Covenant
we have with one another as an American people. Deplorables onem
out of many
One.
Catania Brown Jackson's improbable journey.
To the nation's highest court.
Is a reflection.
Of our own journey.
Through fits and starts.
Toward the nation's highest
Ideals.
She embodies the arc of our history.
Verifying product of public schools, both her parents attended.
Segregated primary schools.
Before graduating from historically black colleges and universities.
She is a two time graduate of Harvard.
A former clerk to Supreme Court justice Breyer.
To whom the nation owes enormous thanks for his decades of public
service.
Former federal public defender who would be the first of her kind
to
Serve on the Supreme Court.
Jurist.
Who has gone before the Senate on three separate occasions, and each
time has garnered strong bipartisan support.
Judge.
Who has heard cases both in the U. S District Court.
And our federal court.
Of appeals.
A judge who has the strong endorsement of critical stakeholders from
across our justice system.
From the American Bar Association.
To those who advocate for civil rights Organization for to those
who advocate for civil rights.
Two organizations representing our nation's brave law enforcement
officers, all of them respect.
Co Tangie Brown Jackson.
She's a wife and a working mom.
She is America at its best.
That I believe in my heart after meeting with her in my office, talking
to folks whom I trust who know her and hearing her testimony before
the Senate Judiciary Committee
Under intense questioning before the committee, much of it appropriate
and necessary.
Some of it outrageous.
And beyond the pill.
She demonstrated her legal acumen.
Sharp intellect.
And the kind of temperament we need on the bench, especially at a
time like this.
If there were any doubts about her character, she more than proved
her poise.
Her skill.
Composure.
And the depth of her patriotism.
Through the process.
Amazing Grace.
Under pressure.
As a voice for Georgians in the Senate. I've said from the beginning
that people in my state wants someone on the court who is fair, eminently
qualified.
And has a record of protecting the constitutional rights and freedoms
of Georgians and Americans.
And that's why my office has received thousands of emails and phone
calls.
From Georgians.
In every corner of our state.
Voicing their support.
For just Jackson's confirmation.
So after hearing from Georgians
And thoroughly evaluating her nomination.
Make static.
To say that Judge Jackson
Is an excellent jurist.
Who has the temperament.
And discernment.
To sit on our nation's highest court, Mr President.
The people of Georgia.
Made this appointment possible.
By making history last year.
So in addition to thanking Georgia for this moment,
I want to acknowledge that the historic nature of her appointment
isn't lost on me.
Like my brother, Senator Booker.
I know what it is taken for Judge Jackson to get to this moment,
and nobody's going to steal my joy.
Yes, I'm a senator.
I'm a pastor.
John all of that.
And the father of a young black girl.
I know how much it means.
For Judge Jackson.
To have navigated the double jeopardy of racism and sexism Now stand
in the glory of this moment.
All of her excellence.
For my five year old daughter.
And for so many young women in our country.
But really, if we're thinking about it right for all of us.
Seeing Judge Jackson ascend to the Supreme Court reflects the promise
of progress on which our democracy rests.
So what a great day it is in America.
Today.
The word of justice.
And equal protection under the law becomes flesh.
Lives among us.
In new ways.
Today.
At the highest levels of our government.
The administration of our Constitution looks a little bit more like
what it says.
And it feels me with great pride for our country.
How far we have come.
And what we can achieve together.
Judge Catania Brown Jackson is beyond qualified.
And I'm beyond thrilled.
To speak for Georgia.
In voting to confirm to confirm her.
To the United States.
Supreme Court.
Thanks, Mr President.