the self side of chicago, south burlington vermont -- your life experiences to shake you.he has never forgot where she was from. we are meeting tomorrow morning to speak to senator sessions about this. but we say one thing on a personal point of view. i know how difficult it is for somebody nominated, they cannot speak out. and what difference for us who run for elected office and to debate every day. i think some of these attacks against her are some of the most vicious i have ever seen. one called her the equivalent of the head of the ku klux klan. another call her a bigot. the one thing dead gives me consolation is republican senators have resisted that. a 300 million americans, the president is making the nomination, and 100 senators voted on it. any questions? >> [inaudible] >> thank you. normally, i will not talk about what a nominee says to me. i think a vote on everything since chief justice rehnquist was chief. i never talk about it, though i did raise that question. it would probably according to her answer, none whatsoever. but life experience ships where you ar

from the south side of chicago or south burlington, the american dream inspires everyone. her life story is the american dream. we should unite all 100 centers. only 100 people can voice the appointment and the seating of a supreme court justice, first is the president who makes the nomination and the senators, we should come together. remember what the vermont marble over the supreme court says, equal justice under law. we should confirm her, and we should guarantee equal justice under the law. thank you very much. [applause] i will do some questions. are there any questions? you are the professor, you tell me. >> thank you for that wonderful speech, and thank you for honoring us by coming here. the dean is wanting to present something to you, i know that your schedule is tight. if there are students in the audience that would like to ask him a question, please identify yourself and ask this question quickly. >> i am a proud member of the class of 2012. going back to voting rights, why should this just apply to certain states and counties in virginia so they all have to s

whether you're from the south bronx or the south side of chicago or south burlington, vermont, the american dream inspires all of us. her life story is the american dream. and so i might add is the journey of the president who nominated her. she deserves a fair hearing. not trial by attack and assaults about her character. and let us proceed to give her that fair hearing without unness delay. i have -- unnecessary delay. i have said in the senate oftentimes on the floor of this great body, that we senators should be the conscience of the nation. as we were called upon to do. and there have been occasions when this senate, republicans and democrats alike, united have shown they can be the conscience of the nation. i would say this is one time we should rise above partisanship and be that conscience when i met with judge sotomayor last week, i asked her about her approach to the law. she answered that, of course, one's life experience shapes who you are. but ultimately and completely her words: as a judge you follow the law. there is not one law from -- for one race or another, there is not 1

and whether you are from the south bronx or the south side of chicago, for a south burlington, the american dream inspires all of us. her american check -- her life story is the american dream. instead of having this division we should unite all 100 centers, because only 100 people get a voice. -- we should unite all 100 senators. first and foremost, a president who makes the nomination, and 100 senators who have to sit in place of 300 million americans. remember what the vermont marble over the entrance to the supreme court says, equal justice under law law. we should get this nomination and confirm her and guarantee equal justice under law. thank you very much. [applause] >> thank you. [applause] >> any questions? well, i will let you. you go ahead. >> first of all, thank you for that wonderful speech. thank you for honoring us by coming to the law school. the team has a cup which i know she wants to present to you. t he dean has a cup. have agreed to take a couple of questions of students, so if there is anyone who would like to ask a question, let me ask you to ask a quick question. yes

freedoms and values, and whether you are from the south bronx for the south side of chicago or south burlington, vt., the american dream inspires all of us syrian your life story is -- inspires all of us. her life story is the american dream. we should unite all senators because of the 101 people that have a voice in the appointment and seating of the supreme court justice -- first and foremost, the president who makes the nomination and 100 senators who have to sit in place of 300 million americans -- we should come together. remember what the vermont marble over the entrance to the supreme court says. equal justice under logoaw. we should confirm her and guarantee equal justice under the law. thank you very much. [applause] do you want me to do some questions? thank you, thank you. any questions? i will let you -- you are the professor. >> first of all, thank you for that wonderful speech. thank you for honoring us by coming to the school of law. the dean has a couple i know she wants to present to you. i also know your -- haifa cup -- i also know your schedule is very busy. if their students

which started 25 years ago in july of 1984 as a young college student, who was 22, elan college in burlington, north carolina. and as most of you and most of the exonrees in here, you had your life figured out, you had goals, you knew what you wanted to do with your life and i had decided i wanted to graduate top of my class with a straight a, 4.0 gpa. that was my plan. i wanted to get married to the guy i was dating. we had been talking about it and planning it, that was my goal, that was my plan. i lived alone in my apartment, worked two jobs and worked really hard and that was my goal and that was my plan, and like the exonrees in here, one day your life is just derailed. it's like a train wreck. you're going in one direction, and something happens, something -- some force takes place, and your life is not what you had planned it to be and that happened for me in the early morning hours of july 29th, as i was sleeping in my bed. i felt a presence in my bedroom that morning, and i was on the edge of sleep and being awake, and felt that there was someone in my room and thought i heard someon

he said i'm from burlington. i said you look like a composite sketch of someone that committed the crime, did you commit the crime, he denied it. time went on buy, i got a job in the kitchen, sweeping the floor, serving food, i became the dietician and it guy eventually came to work in the kitchen as well and i was constantly getting mixed up with this guy. they called me him and him i. i did not like that. you know beings there was another guy, he didn't call me by his name. they called me red because of the color of my skin. i got tired of that as well, so i approached him and i told him, i said look, my name is not red, i'm cotton. you can't call me by my name, my name sounds like crap in your mouth. so we pushed me, we fought. 30 days later, this guy came out of solitary confinement and approached me, apologized for fighting me. he said cotton i'm sorry for having to fight you, you're a good guy, but i do want to tell you that pool has confessed to me that you're doing time for a crime that he committed, so t

however, they fall within burlington county and ocean county, and, therefore, two different county pay jurisdictions. currently, civilian employees doing exactly the same job are being paid different wages. i am working closely with the office of personnel management and the department of defense to have the entire joint base considered within ocean county's pay area because people doing identical jobs on different areas of the triservice base should be paid the same. mr. chairman, i look forward to working with you on this important issue to assist in a smooth transition to the joint base mcgwire, dix, lake hearst, starting on october 1, 2009. mr. skelton: i thank the gentleman for his comments and in response i will tell the gentleman i will work with him, the committee of jurisdiction and the relative government agencies to resolve the issue and help the joint base transition. mr. adler: thank you, mr. chairman. mr. skelton: i reserve the balance of my time. the chair: the gentleman reserves. >> mr. chairman, i rise to claim the time in opposition although i am not opposed to the am

to be a specialist to pay off that debt and that is a real problem this mac the former mayor of burlington patrick is on the phone from atlanta, good morning. >> caller: good morning. a senator sanders, i want to thank you for your honesty and your service. you always talk truth and you always, there is never any special interest money behind your campaigns. you always represent the people and i want to thank you for your service. the -- my question is what are we going to do against insurance companies when in the bill is going to the congress and they tried to strangle it the same way they did in '94 with hillary's care? >> guest: let's be clear where we are to get single-payer for the moment. to the best of my knowledge there is no republican, not one that wants a public plan. is strong and at the very least a medicare plan for all americans. you have some conservative democrats who are also wavering on that issue. i think what we need is to answer patricks question is strong grass-roots movement which says that health care in america must be a right of all people, it doesn't make any s