Read the letter Vice President Kamala Harris wrote to her goddaughter about Kentanji Brown Jackson's confirmation
to the Supreme Court while presiding over the vote earlier this week.
Jackson will be the first Black woman to serve on the court when sworn in after Justice Stephen Breyer officially steps down this summer. "When I presided over the Senate confirmation vote yesterday, while I was sitting there, I drafted a note to my goddaughter. And I told her that I felt such a deep sense of pride and joy and about what this moment means for our nation and for her future. And I will tell you, her braids are just a little longer than yours," Harris said Friday at"But as I wrote to her, I told her what I knew this would mean for her life and all that she has in terms of potential," Harris added.
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