Political Quotes

“First of all, I am distressed that we still have not confirmed a judge who is highly qualified to sit on the Federal bench in the Central District Court of California, Margaret Morrow. Republicans in this Congress said, ``Look, when you send us a nominee, make sure that he or she has bipartisan support.'' Senator Feinstein and I and the Senators on this side of the aisle have done that with our nominations, and yet, as my friend from Illinois knows, because he sits on that Judiciary Committee and expressed his great disappointment with the lack of action on these judges, we have not gotten our nominees confirmed. I think it is a great disservice to the people of this country who seek justice, who demand justice, who want swift justice. If you do not have the people on the bench to fulfill the responsibilities that we place upon the courts, we are not going to have justice in this Nation.”