Honorable Jeff Sessions
United States Senator, Alabama, Republican
On May 26, 2009, President Barack Obama nominated Sonia Sotomayor to replace David Souter as an associate justice on the U.S. Supreme Court. The Senate, fulfilling its constitutional duty to provide "advice and consent" on the nomination, held committee hearings and floor debate prior to a confirmation vote. Jeff Sessions was elected to the U.S. Senate from Alabama in 1996. He is the ranking Republican member of the Senate Judiciary Committee. The following is excerpted from his August 4, 2009, remarks during the Senate floor debate on confirmation of Judge Sonia Sotomayor to the U.S. Supreme Court.Judge Sotomayor was voted…
