Senate Proceeding on Aug 6th, 2009 :: 4:09:20 to 4:13:55
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4:09:04 to 4:09:24( Edit History Discussion )

Charles Schumer: intended it to be. mr. president, the judiciary committee has received letters of support nomination from local national, international law enforcement, the chiefs of police of major cities, among others. i ask well as letters from national latino and hispanic rights organizations such sass mana, aspira, and others be included

4:09:20 to 4:13:55( Edit History Discussion )
Speech By: Charles Schumer

4:09:25 to 4:09:46( Edit History Discussion )

Charles Schumer: in the record. objection, so ordered. mr. mendez: thank you, mr. president. with that, i yield the floor. the presiding officer: the senator from new york is recognized. mr. schumer: thank you, mr. president. and i'm honored to be here today. in a few hours we will have achieved something truly great as a our first african-american

4:09:47 to 4:10:08( Edit History Discussion )

Charles Schumer: president has nominated the united states supreme court. times are changing. and, mr. president, if there are two words that sum up this nomination, it is these: t's time." it's time that we confirm a nominee to the supreme court who will improve its diversity.

4:10:09 to 4:10:31( Edit History Discussion )

Charles Schumer: it's time that we confirm a moderate nominee to the court who will pull it back into the mainstream and away from the extreme. it is time we confirm a nominee whose life story, personal history, intelligence, and experience represent the best america has to offer.

4:10:32 to 4:10:53( Edit History Discussion )

Charles Schumer: judge sotomayor's story is a true american story, a true new york story, and a great story. when sonia sotomayor was growing up, the nancy drew stories inspired her sense of adventure, developed her sense of justice, and showed her that women could and should be outspoken and bold.

4:10:54 to 4:11:16( Edit History Discussion )

Charles Schumer: now, in 2009, there are many more role student from her alma mater -- cardinal spellman -- to choose from, with judge sotomayor foremost among them. mr. president, if you listened to the debate over the last two day, you could easily think that my colleagues on the other side of the aisle are not talking about the same person we are.

4:11:17 to 4:11:38( Edit History Discussion )

Charles Schumer: those who are voting for sotomayor's conrmation have focused, as they should, on her history and her record. judge sotomayor was a prosecutor and a commercial litigator. she was nominated to the republican president. her record shows she is a true moderate. sheas she has agreed with her republican colleagues 95% of the time.

4:11:39 to 4:12:00( Edit History Discussion )

Charles Schumer: she has ruled for the government and against the immigrant petioner in 83% of immigration she has denied race claims in all of these numbers place her squarely in the middle of the judges on her circuit. but my republican colleagues have chon instead to focus on

4:12:01 to 4:12:21( Edit History Discussion )

Charles Schumer: the speeches she has given outside the courtroom. they have zeroed in on choice quotes we've heard over and over again about the wise latina woman quote. is this the same person who sat on 3,000 cases in 17 years? who ruled against hispanic and afri

4:12:22 to 4:12:44( Edit History Discussion )

Charles Schumer: wide variety of cases? who ruled in favor of a police officer? who engaged in blatantly racist speech because the first amendment protected him? should three words outweigh 3,000 cases? only if you have something against her in the first place.

4:12:45 to 4:13:05( Edit History Discussion )

Charles Schumer: mr. president, bias and activism are now code words for "not hard right." my colleagues say they don't want activist judges. what don't want judges who disagree with them and who put rule of law ahead of moving america in an ideological direction.

4:13:06 to 4:13:27( Edit History Discussion )

Charles Schumer: we must and will continue to fight for mainstream judges. we must and will continue to free our unelected branch of government from i ha from ideologues. with the nomination of judge sotomayor, we have an opportunity to restore faith in the notion that the court should

4:13:28 to 4:13:49( Edit History Discussion )

Charles Schumer: reflect the same mainstream ideals america. mr. president, judge sotomayor is clearly a moderate. she is highly qualified. she is extremely intelligence. and she represents the american ideal that at the end of the

4:13:50 to 4:13:55( Edit History Discussion )

Charles Schumer: day, race class aren't supposed to predetermined anything.