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Women senators stand with Sotomayor

By Emily on 07/09/2009 @ 04:52 PM

Tags: Sonia Sotomayor, Supreme Court, Multimedia, Barbara Boxer, Kirsten Gillibrand, Amy Klobuchar, Dianne Feinstein, Claire McCaskill, Barbara Mikulski, Jeanne Shaheen

Today, Senators Barbara Boxer (CA), Kirsten Gillibrand (NY), and Amy Klobuchar (MN) offered their support for Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor, highlighting the importance of having another woman's voice on the highest court in the land.

“[Sotomayor’s nomination is] important because we want our [government] institutions in this country…to reflect the diversity of our country, and the majority of the people in this country are women and we need to be represented. It doesn’t mean women are better but we are equal,” Senator Barbara Boxer (CA) said.

Over the past couple of months Sotomayor has met with many of our women senators, including Klobuchar, Boxer, Gillibrand, Sen. Dianne Feinstein (CA), Sen. Claire McCaskill (MO), Sen. Barbara Mikulski (MD), and Sen. Jeanne Shaheen (NH).

Check out photos from her meetings with some of the senators that EMILY's List helped elect.


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