Political Quotes

“I have served with Jeff Sessions throughout my time in the Senate and respect him very much as a colleague. I come to the floor of the Senate today not to decide whether Jeff Sessions is doing a good job as the Senator from Alabama, for, of course, that is for his constituents to decide; I come to the floor today to vote on whether to support Jeff Sessions for Attorney General of all the people of America, not just the people of Alabama. That is an awesomely different role and responsibility. I have deep concerns about Jeff Sessions' independence from the President and how he would use his prosecutorial discretion to address a number of critical issues confronting our country. The Attorney General is the American people's lawyer, not the President's, and the job requires the Attorney General to stand up to the President as the people's lawyer. In his first 2 weeks in office, President Trump has demonstrated his intolerance of dissent and independent thinking. He fired Acting Attorney General Sally Yates because she did what an Attorney General is supposed to do: She stood up and refused to defend President Trump's Executive order effectively restricting Muslims from coming to or returning to our country. Would Jeff Sessions have stood up to the President as Sally Yates did? During his confirmation hearing, I asked Senator Sessions if he would honor the historical role of the Attorney General and maintain strict independence from the White House.…”