Honorable Hillary Rodham Clinton
United States Senator
New York, DemocratHillary Rodham Clinton was first elected to the Senate in 2000, having spent the previous eight years as First Lady to President Bill Clinton. She has written several bestselling books and received a law degree from Yale University in 1973. The following is excerpted from the January 25, 2006, Senate floor debate on the confirmation of Samuel Alito for associate justice.The nomination of Judge Samuel A. Alito, Jr., to the Supreme Court of the United States is a matter of great, even monumental, importance to all — to our children and to future generations of Americans. I have…
