Political Quotes

“I object, and I will give the reasons why. I am happy to explain all of the holds on my nominations, and I am glad to see my colleague, the Senator from Ohio, who will be here in just a moment to support these efforts. My friend from Colorado says this hold is unprecedented. It is not unprecedented at all. In fact, there is very recent precedent. Just a couple of years ago, the junior Senator from Illinois, a Democrat, held more than 1,000 military nominations. The reason she held them was over one single officer she wanted promoted. My colleague from Colorado threatened to do the same thing just a few weeks ago. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent to have printed in the Record a news article from January 24. There being no objection, the material was ordered to be printed in the Record, as follows: [From defensenews.com] Colorado Dem Threatens To Hold Pentagon Nominees Over Space Command HQ (By Bryant Harris) Washington.--Republican lawmakers spent the last year stalling President Joe Biden's defense nominees, but the latest threat to filling the Pentagon's top jobs is coming from the president's own party. Sen. Michael Bennet, D-Colo., said he's threatening to delay the six remaining Pentagon nominees because Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin refuses to meet with him over the Trump administration's decision to move U.S. Space Command from its current location in Colorado Springs to Huntsville, Alabama.…”