Comments on: Sessions swipes Senate committee seat http://www.bhamweekly.com/2009/05/04/sessions-swipes-senate-committee-seat/ News, Entertainment & Points of View Thu, 18 Mar 2010 04:10:23 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Sessions goes on offensive against Sotomayor | Birmingham Weekly http://www.bhamweekly.com/2009/05/04/sessions-swipes-senate-committee-seat/comment-page-1/#comment-2897 Sessions goes on offensive against Sotomayor | Birmingham Weekly Mon, 13 Jul 2009 18:25:45 +0000 http://www.bhamweekly.com/?p=4207#comment-2897 [...] Sen.Jeff Sessions went on the offensive this morning against U.S. Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor. In interviews leading up to the hearing today, Sessions said he would give the nominee a fair hearing, but his 10-minute statement argued emphatically that she should not be confirmed. In particular, Sessions took issue with Sotomayor’s “wise Latina” comments and arguments that diversity among the federal judiciary was a good thing. Sessions is the ranking Republican on the Senate Judiciary Committee. Previously: Sessions swipes key committee seat [...] [...] Sen.Jeff Sessions went on the offensive this morning against U.S. Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor. In interviews leading up to the hearing today, Sessions said he would give the nominee a fair hearing, but his 10-minute statement argued emphatically that she should not be confirmed. In particular, Sessions took issue with Sotomayor’s “wise Latina” comments and arguments that diversity among the federal judiciary was a good thing. Sessions is the ranking Republican on the Senate Judiciary Committee. Previously: Sessions swipes key committee seat [...]

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