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Strict Scrutiny

CHAPTER

Sen. Cory Booker's Speech, I'm Not Taking My Joy

There is no black woman in this room except the nominee. And even when Durban did try to cut Cruz off when he went over time, he didn't really control that interaction. So let's play Senator Ossoff, basically recognizing what the nominee was forced to go through. You have conducted these hearings with extraordinary poise, strength, grace under pressure. I've watched some of my colleagues take some of your work out of context and tried unsuccessfully to paint you as someone that you are not. But don't worry, my sister. Don't worry. God has got you.

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