Harris says Jackson's confirmation sends message of 'who we are as a nation'
After presiding over the Senate chamber the historic vote, Vice President Kamala Harris told reporters she is "overjoyed and deeply moved" at Judge Jackson's successful confirmation to the Supreme Court.
"There’s so much about what’s happening in the world now that is presenting some of the worst of this moment and human behaviors -- and then we have a moment like this that, I think, reminds us that there is still so much yet to accomplish and that we can accomplish," she said.
Harris said Jackson's ascension sends an "important statement about who we are as a nation -- that we have just made a decision to put this extraordinary jurist on the highest court of our land."
"So let us all I think -- with rejoice -- in who we are as a nation that we achieved -- long overdue -- but we achieved this important milestone," she said. "It makes a very important statement about who we aspire to be, who we are, who we believe ourselves to be."
Harris said is a statement that says "we want to make sure there is going to be full representation -- and the finest and brightest and the best -- and that’s what happened today," she said. "I’m very proud. Very proud."