Sen. Ben Nelson (D-NE)–who’s been giving Barack Obama a tough time of late–has released a statement on the Sotomayor nomination. “President Obama is to be commended for selecting a nominee with a significant breadth and depth of legal experience to replace retiring Justice David Souter,” Nelson says, “I look forward to learning more about Judge Sonia Sotomayor’s background, record and qualifications — and to meeting with her to discuss her judicial philosophy — as this important United States Supreme Court nomination moves forward.”
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