Sotomayor discusses her `` Latina soul , '' how Puerto Rican dishes shaped her . " ` She told me she had used the phrase before but that she would not be using it again , '' said Sen. Susan Collins , R-Maine . The Supreme Court is expected to rule on the constitutionality of a key part of President Obama's health care law next week. `` Wise Latina '' comment used in 1994 , 1999 , 2002 , 2004 and 2001 speeches . Sen. Feinstein : Sotomayor described remark as `` a poor choice of words ''
Sotomayor discusses her `` Latina soul , '' how Puerto Rican dishes shaped her . " The Supreme Court is expected to rule on the constitutionality of a key part of President Obama's health care law next week. `` Wise Latina '' comment used in 1994 , 1999 , 2002 , 2004 and 2001 speeches . Sen. Feinstein : Sotomayor described remark as `` a poor choice of words ''