ricky jones said that she thought about dr. king's prophecy when she realized the judiciary committee was voting on judge jackson's nomination on the anniversary of dr. king's death. it felt like the prophecy had come to pass. dr. king didn't make it to the promise land, but judge jackson's ascension to the supreme court brings us closer to that longed for place. i'd like to close with one last personal plea to my senate colleagues. i hope you'll think about this. in the years to come, long after we've left the senate, one of our grandchildren may ask where we were on this historic day, april 7, 2022, when america broke down what seemed like an impossible racial barrier and voted to send the first african american woman to serve on our highest court. i will be proud to say i was on the senate floor standing at my desk and casting my vote with pride for the next associate justice of the supreme court of the united states, justice ketanji brown jackson. i hope my colleagues will join me in sharing this with. the presiding officer

ricky jones is also from chicago. for civil rights for nearly 60 years since she was a teenager. well, late last month reverend and ms. jones with four other people drove 11 hours from chicago to attend in our of judge jackson's hearing. reverend said she was moved by the judges courage, grace, integrity and wisdom. she imagined what it will be like years from now to tell her future grandchildren what it was like to be inat that room for tt historic moment. and ricky jones said she never even expected to hear about a blackom woman being nominated to the supreme court let alone to be in the room for her hearing. she said it, she watches judge jackson flicked the fulfillment of everything i've worked for my whole life. she thought of all the strong black women who came before her that help make the movement possible. harriet tubman, ida b wells and my personalri late friend the reverend willie barrow a black woman minister from chicago who worked alongside doctor martin luther king. this moment was about them too she said parade this moment is possible because of judge jackson and

ricky jones is also from chicago working for civil rights nearly 60 years since she was a teen. late last month, reverend and missus jones with four other people drove 11 hours from chicago to attend an hour of judge jackson's hearing. reverend said she was moved by the judges courage, grace, integrity and wisdom. she imagined what it will be like years from now to tell her future grandchildren what it was like to be in that room for the historic moment. ricky jones said she'd never even expected to hear about a black woman being nominated to the supreme court let alone be in the room for her hearing. she said as she watched judge jackson, felt the fulfillment of everything i've worked for in my whole life. she thought of all the strong black women who came before her and make the movement possible. harriet tubman, ida b wells and my personal late friend, reverend billy farrell, a black woman minister from chicago who worked alongside doctor martin luther king. this was about them, too, she said. this moment is possible because of judge jackson and who she is, her qualifications,

ricki jones is also from chicago, working for civil rights for nearly 60 years since she was a teenagerte last month rev rend allston and ricki jones drove 11 hours from chicago to attend an hour of judge jackson's hearing. reverend allston said she imagined what it will be like years from now to tell her future grandchildren what it was like to be nbltions room for that historic -- in that room for that historic moment. ricki jones said she never even expected to hear about a black woman being nominated to the supreme court, let alone to be in the room for her hearing. she said as she watched judge jackson, it felt like the fulfillment of everything i've worked for my whole life. she thought of all the strong black women who came before her and helped make the movement possible. sojourner truth, harriet tubman, idab. wells and my personal late friend, the reverend willie barrow, a block woman minister from chicago who worked alongside dr. martin luther king. this moment was about them too, she said. and this moment was possible because of judge jackson and who she is. her qualification