Political Quotes

“Madam President, I rise today to discuss two promising Asian-American judicial nominees from my State of California who have been denied simple, straightforward up-or-down votes on the floor of this body for what I believe are very spurious reasons. Goodwin Liu is associate dean and professor of law at the University of California, Berkeley, Boalt Hall School of Law. He has a truly outstanding record as a great legal mind: Phi Beta Kappa from Stanford and co-president of the Student Body; a Rhodes Scholar at Oxford; a J.D. from Yale Law School and an editor on the Yale Law Journal; judicial clerkships on the D.C. Circuit and the U.S. Supreme Court; recipient of both the Education Law Association's Award for Distinguished Scholarship and the University of California at Berkeley's highest award for teaching. Recognizing his brilliance, President Obama chose Professor Liu for a seat on the Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. I have met personally with Goodwin Liu on several occasions, including a 4-hour discussion. I had him to my home for dinner. His status as a first-rate legal mind is undeniable.…”