Sotomayor Meets And Greets Senators
By Annie Berman-Talk Radio News Service
Supreme Court Nominee Sonia Sotomayor met today with ten U.S. Senators on Capitol Hill in the unofficial first step of her confirmation process.
“I asked her about the wise Latina statement,” said Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) in reference to controversial statements Sotomayor made at Berkley in 2001 in which she implied that her experience as a Latina would give her better insight into legal decisions than a white male. According to Durbin, she said ‘it’s just one part of me. I’m many different things.”
Sotomayor and Durbin talked about their similar backgrounds, Sotomayor’s education and experience as a litigator. The Senator commented that he was “very impressed” by her qualifications.
The meetings began at 10 o’clock this morning with Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.).
Categories
Related
Latest Audio
Happening Now - TRNS on Twitter
- @bobney: "Cong. Space's arm could be heard twisting" Health Care Whip Count Live Updates: Will Reform Bill Have The Votes? http://shar.es/mfmF0 -- 22 hours ago
- @bobney: According to Cong. Rahall "They want a "commitment to act later" whatever the hell that is" @EmilyMillerDC -- 22 hours ago
- @PoliticalBrief: News and notes from inside and around the White House, Capitol Hill, the Pentagon… http://goo.gl/fb/87HT #PolitBrief -- March 19, 2010 12:51:32
- @PoliticalBrief: Spring is upon us, which means it's time for the green-thumbed to get out in their… http://goo.gl/fb/2zUC #PolitBrief -- March 19, 2010 12:51:31
- @PoliticalBrief: Wall Street Journal: Deal Near on Gitmo, Detainee Trials — The White House is… http://goo.gl/fb/vzxG #PolitBrief -- March 19, 2010 12:51:30
- @PoliticalBrief: AP - The nation's largest association of doctors and the AARP senior citizens… http://goo.gl/fb/NGcE #PolitBrief -- March 19, 2010 12:51:29
- @PoliticalBrief: Reuters - Hispanics, frustrated that President Barack Obama has yet to fulfill a… http://goo.gl/fb/j06v #PolitBrief -- March 19, 2010 12:51:27
- @PoliticalBrief: Obama health care rally in Virginia. Watch. News and notes from inside and around… http://goo.gl/fb/b2sF #PolitBrief -- March 19, 2010 12:07:30
- @PoliticalBrief: Rep. John Boccieri (D-OH) switches from no to yes on health care reform. News and… http://goo.gl/fb/4vqJ #PolitBrief -- March 19, 2010 12:07:29
- @PoliticalBrief: Reporting on big votes like the health care bill in the House can quickly get… http://goo.gl/fb/7nMg #PolitBrief -- March 19, 2010 12:07:28




