Sen. Durbin on His Visit to Supreme Court: ‘I Saw a Sea of African-American Women’; They Were Moved to Tears that Judge Jackson May Be Confirmed

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BLITZER: "What will it mean, Senator, for the court, for that matter, indeed for the country, if Judge Jackson is confirmed as the first African-American woman to serve as a U.S. Supreme Court justice?"

DURBIN: "Well, I went to the Supreme Court this morning. There was a rally for the judge. And I saw a sea of African-American women there. They were moved to tears at the thought that she would get this chance and that it will open up a new opportunity. You really have to understand that when the Supreme Court first sat, we had 700,000 slaves in America, and neither white nor black women could vote. We've come so far and this would be an achievement the President and all of us could be proud of.

BLITZER: "We're watching history potentially unfold."