court, one way or another. let me jump in here. we ve got chair of the senate judiciary, dick durbin, speaking now. we were helped immensely by the fact that president biden picked the most extraordinary individual that i could think of in america. she turned out to be a pillar of strength, to show grace and dignity and really won over the hearts of the american people. that s not just a feeling. it s reflected in the polling. after our first week, and she s been going through 24 hours of questions, they asked american people their opinion of her, and it went up. it was positive. she was cool under pressure. she was solid. and she really made the case that to be the first, you have to be the best. so, this committee worked long and hard, not only for this nomination but also for other nominations for courts in the land. we want to make our justice system look much more like america. and today, we took a giant stride forward in giving this judge, ketanji brown jackson,
again to russia and vladimir putin. following all of that and the latest developments, congressional correspondent chad pergram just down the hall here on capitol hill. good evening, chad. good evening, bret. a wife, a mother, a federal judge, and ketanji brown jackson will soon be a supreme court justice. just the third african-american to ever sit on the high court and the first black woman, the 116th supreme court justice in history. the yeas are 53, the nays are 47. and this nomination is confirmed. [applause] jackson secured bipartisan support three g.o.p. senators voted yes. mitt romney, lisa murkowski and susan collins. murkowski and collins voted for jackson before. we want to make our justice system look much more like america. and today we took a giant stride