BURLINGTON, Vt., Feb. 25 – Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) today released the following statement after President Joe Biden announced his intention to nominate D.C. Circuit Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to be the next Associate Justice on the United States Supreme Court:

“Let me congratulate President Biden for nominating Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to serve on the Supreme Court. In my view, we need a new member of the Supreme Court who has a strong track record standing up for justice – economic justice, racial justice, social justice, political justice and environmental justice. There is no doubt that Judge Jackson is that person.

“With nearly a decade of experience on the federal bench, Judge Jackson has proven that she is not only immensely qualified to serve on the Supreme Court, but that she is committed to fairness and equal justice under the law.

“Judge Jackson has already been confirmed by the Senate three times on a bi-partisan basis – twice by unanimous consent. There is no reason for her not to receive a fair and expeditious hearing in the Judiciary Committee and to be confirmed by the Senate as quickly as possible. I strongly support her nomination.”