Gillibrand cut short

New York Senators Kirsten Gillibrand and Charles Schumer introduced Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor at confirmation hearings yesterday.

Gillibrand, a newbie (in office only since January when then-Senator Hillary Clinton became U.S. Secretary of State), was in the midst of her rambling introduction–seemingly oblivious to her five-minute time limit–when Patrick Leahy (D-VT) tapped his gavel and told her to wrap it up.

Gillibrand told reporters afterward that she didn’t know she had to fit her remarks into a five-minute window.

You can see video of the introduction, the interruption and the rest of it here.