Political Quotes

“I will indicate the names of these 8 nominees, and I will point out that of the 11 who were nominated by the President on May 9, 2001, 3 have been confirmed. Two of those were judges previously nominated by President Clinton, and I think that is interesting. The Judiciary Committee chairman is willing to move people who were nominated by President Clinton but not by President Bush. So when we talk about nominees of President Bush having been confirmed to the circuit court of appeals, remember that two of the three of this initial group were originally nominated by President Clinton. The eight nominees who have languished before the committee are the following, and they are individuals all of extraordinary experience, intellect, and character: John Roberts is a nominee to the DC Circuit. He is one of the leading appellate advocates in the United States, having argued 36 cases before the U.S. Supreme Court. He served as Deputy Solicitor General. I doubt there is another lawyer in this country in the Solicitor General's Office who has argued 36 cases before the U.S. Supreme Court. Miguel Estrada is nominated to the DC Circuit. He has argued 15 cases before the U.S. Supreme Court, worked as a Federal prosecutor, as Assistant Solicitor General, and a Supreme Court law clerk. He came to America as a teenager, spoke virtually no English and, if confirmed, would be the first Hispanic ever to serve on the DC Court of Appeals.”