WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville (R-AL) issued the following statement after President Biden announced his nominee, U.S. Circuit Court Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson, for the upcoming vacancy on the U.S. Supreme Court:
“I want a justice who respects the Constitution and who will follow the law without the interference of personal or political bias,” said Senator Tuberville.“I look forward to actively following the Senate Judiciary Committee’s hearings with Judge Jackson and meeting with the nominee at the appropriate time to give the people of Alabama a voice in the process. The Senate’s responsibility is to provide ‘advice and consent,’ and Judge Jackson deserves a full and fair evaluation of her record.”
Senator Tommy Tuberville represents Alabama in the United States Senate and is a member of the Senate Armed Services, Agriculture, Veterans’ Affairs, and HELP Committees.
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