Mr. President, this measure is good for babies, it is good for new mothers, and it is good for employers to get these women back into the workforce. I would encourage an ``aye'' vote. Vote on Amendment No.6595
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I don’t think that somebody who has counseled other attorneys that you should ignore the law, you should reject the law — I don’t think that that individual should be placed in a lifetime seat on the bench.
But that independence is called into question when overt political pressure from the White House leads to unusual personnel changes and criminal charges filed just days after the President calls for them.
We’re lawmakers. We should be legislating. What we’re getting now is a direction from the White House and being told, ‘This is the priority. We want you to execute on it. We’ll be back with you with another round,’
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