defense fund, kristin clark, president and executive director lawyers committee for civil rights and fatima gross graves, president and ceo national women s law center. i would also like to recognize fred guttenberg, the father of jamie, one of 17 killed in the parkland shooting, kelly gregory, former airman first class, single mother, business owner living with stage four cancer, sarah mcbride, an advocate for lgbt rights and protections for patients, tia nellis who works on behalf of people with disabilities, angel young, an enrolled member of the standing rock la quota and a veteran. kim gain who advocates for a women s right to choose, bobby jenkins, a long time resident of randolph county, georgia and a
our liberties in our republic. few i would argue are worthy of taking a seat, only those with unimpeachable integrity, only those that believe truth is more important than party, only those who are committed to upholding the rights of all americans, not just those in power. as you know and described in vermont marble above the courts entrance are the words equal justice under law. for the millions of americans fearful that they re on the verge of losing hard fought rights, that aspiration has never been more important than it is today. frankly, as a member of the supreme court committee and united states senator, you feel its never been more at risk. thank you. before i call on senator
voting rights advocate. kerry chin, who s been fighting for marriage benefits for same sex couples and carlotta ra near, a member of little rock nine. senator leahy? thank you, mr. chairman. i was perfectly happy to yield to the senator feinstein for that. mr. chairman the last few minutes we ve heard a lot of rhetoric i think it might serve the committee vote to have some reality. i served in the senate for 44 years. during that span, we had to vote on 19 nominations to the supreme court. i mentioned this because of a sense of history. now never seeing that 44 years so much at stake with a single