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Highlights of Confirmation Hearing for Supreme Court Nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson, Day 3
Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson testified for a third day at her confirmation hearing to be a Supreme Court justice before the Senate Judiciary Committee. She responded to questions on a variety of issues including limitations on executive power, court packing, overturning Supreme Court precedent, and being a defense attorney.
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Highlights of Confirmation Hearing for Supreme Court Nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson, Day 2
Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson testified at her confirmation hearing to be a Supreme Court justice before the Senate Judiciary Committee.
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Confirmation Hearing for Supreme Court Nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson, Introductions and Opening Statement
On the first day of her confirmation hearing, Supreme Court nominee Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson gave opening remarks to members of the Senate Judiciary Committee. She is introduced by retired DC Circuit Court of Appeals Judge Thomas Griffith and University of Pennsylvania Law School Professor Lisa Fairfax.
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Republican State of the Union Response
Governor Kim Reynolds (R-IA) delivered the Republican response to President Biden's State of the Union address. Gov. Reynolds argued that the Biden administration's policies have negatively impacted American families and have moved the country backward. She talked about foreign policy, border security, the COVID-19 pandemic, and the economy.
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President Biden's State of the Union Address
President Biden made his first State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress. The president addressed a wide range of domestic issues but began his speech talking about the Russian invasion of Ukraine, promising continued military, economic, and humanitarian assistance to the Ukrainians. President Biden went on to talk about the American economy, highlighting the American Rescue Plan and passage of the bipartisan infrastructure bill. He also spoke about the COVID-19 pandemic, funding for police, and immigration and border security.
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President Biden at HBCU in SC promises to fight for voting rights bills
President Joe Biden told graduates at South Carolina State University's 2021 fall commencement ceremony, "I've never seen anything like the unrelenting assault on the right to vote. Never." He also said "This battle is not over. We're going to keep up the fight until we get it done and you're going to keep up the fight and we need your help badly." He urged Congress to pass two Democratic-sponsored bills -- the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act and the Freedom to Vote Act -- that Senate Republicans have blocked.