Some of the questions at the hearing dealt with comments she made in the past.

VOA: special.2009.07.18

And then she practices really hard, listening to all the things that I, all my suggestions and comments.

然后她很努力地练习，听取我所有的建议和评价。

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She told the senators that she regretted the comments.

VOA: special.2009.07.18

If I fail,no one will say, 'She doesn't have what it takes,' They will say, 'Women don't have what it takes.'" She made these comments in a speech to the National Press Club in Washington,D.C.

VOA: special.2010.08.08

"When she was much younger, she actually made rather hateful comments about Irish immigrants that were pouring into the country, escaping famine conditions in Ireland."

VOA: standard.2010.06.22

Some Republicans say Sotomayor is a "racist," after comments she made in 2001 in a lecture at the University of California Law School were recently made public.

VOA: standard.2009.05.30

Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. Her comments this week follow those she made in January, when she said Internet freedom has become a fundamental principle of American foreign policy.

VOA: standard.2010.03.09

And also she sees people making bad comments about celebrities, she leaves nice messages, because when people see positive comments they are more likely to stop saying bad things and change their attitude.

VOA: standard.2010.03.30