Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson is facing senators again as Republicans try to paint her as soft on crime.
WASHINGTON -- Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson is returning to the Senate for a third day of hearings as Republicans try to paint her as soft on crime and Democrats herald the historic nature of her nomination to become the first Black woman on the high court.
Could her rulings have endangered children?"As a mother and a judge," she said,"nothing could be further from the truth." Wednesday's hearing is the second day of questioning, and the third day of hearings, after Jackson and the 22 members of the panel gave opening statements on Monday. On Thursday, the committee will hear from legal experts before an eventual vote to move her nomination to the Senate floor.
Jackson said the potential to be the first Black woman on the court is"extremely meaningful" and that she had received many letters from young girls. Her nomination also"supports public confidence in the judiciary," Jackson said. Picking up on a thread started by Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Mo., and amplified by the Republican National Committee in fundraising emails, Cruz questioned Jackson on her sentences for child pornographers, at one point bringing out a large poster board and circling sentences he said he found egregious.
Cruz, Hawley and Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Ark., are potential 2024 presidential candidates, and their rounds of questioning were some of the most combative, hitting on issues that are popular with the GOP base. Cruz asked her about critical race theory, a premise that centers on the idea that racism is systemic in the nation's institutions. Jackson said the idea doesn't come up in her work as a judge, and it"wouldn't be something I would rely on" if confirmed.
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