Political Quotes

“In my 16 years on the Judiciary Committee, I have never seen a more qualified nominee. Mr. Holder has been a prosecutor in the Public Integrity Section of the Department of Justice; a Superior Court judge for the District of Columbia; the U.S. attorney for the District of Columbia; an attorney in private practice; and the Deputy Attorney General of the United States, the No. 2 position in the Department. I do not think you can beat these credentials. Now, people find one two decisions out of a multiplicity of decisions Mr. Holder has made with which they disagree--and they are welcome to disagree--but that does not destroy his value or his worth as Attorney General. President Reagan first appointed Holder to be a Superior Court judge, and President Clinton then named him U.S. attorney and Deputy Attorney General. On all three occasions, he was unanimously confirmed by the Senate. Today, his nomination is being broadly supported by Members of both parties.”