“This is a good day,” said the President this afternoon. And it was, especially for Elena Kagan, who was being congratulated on her on confirmation as the next Supreme Court Justice. He thanked the other Justices in attendance for coming, and thanked the Senate – in particular Judiciary Chairman Leahy – for their work in the process.
The President noted the bipartisanship in the final vote and recounted the broad support her nomination received across the ideological spectrum:
Fonte: White House