Judge Amy Coney Barrett begins her opening statement repeating what she said when announced, that she's "used to being in a group of nine," w/several sentences on each of her 7 children, as well as mentions of her six sisters, and her parents, who she says are watching from home
Judge Barrett: "...courts are not designed to solve every problem or right every wrong in our public life." "..policy decisions and value judgments...must be made by the political branches"
Barrett adds "I would be the first mother of school-age children to serve on the Court"
near the end of her closing statement, Barrett says "I believe in the power of prayer, and it has been uplifting to hear that so many people are praying for me."
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