Political Quotes

“Mr. President, as I did last week, I rise again to support the nomination of Judge Neil Gorsuch to serve on the Supreme Court. As we know, he is an accomplished, mainstream jurist, and he is a worthy successor to Justice Antonin Scalia. I look forward to seeing him receive an up-or-down vote on the Senate floor. I truly hope that happens. After meeting with Judge Gorsuch and learning more about his judicial philosophy, I continue to be impressed by his humble respect for the law and his commitment to service. Before the hearings in the Judiciary Committee, I wanted to take the opportunity to highlight one aspect of his jurisprudence that I find particularly important: the separation of powers. To hear some of our friends on the other side of the aisle, Judge Gorsuch represents two equal yet opposing dangers to the country. First, they warn that he will lack any independence of thought or commitment to the Constitution. They allege that he would serve merely as a rubberstamp for President Trump and his agenda. In the same breath, though, they claim he would engage in unprecedented judicial oversight of the Federal executive agencies. In other words, our colleagues on the other side of the aisle assert that Judge Gorsuch would be both too deferential to Federal agencies and not deferential enough. The truth is, these warnings and accusations are entirely unfounded, and they appear to be grounded more in political calculations than in honest concern.…”