Political Quotes

“Mr. President, first of all, I rise to speak in favor of the Senate confirming Senator Sessions to the position of Attorney General, chief law enforcement officer of our country, but I do want to say thank you to the Democratic minority of my committee because they did not boycott the meetings. They debated. They debated too long, from my point of view, but they debated, and we were able to do our work in a businesslike way. So I want to thank all of them for their participation. Now I will take a few minutes to speak in strong support of my friend and our colleague Senator Jeff Sessions to serve as the 84th Attorney General. Last week, the Judiciary Committee spent over 6 hours debating the nomination. Every single Democrat opposed the nomination, but this wasn't, of course, much of a surprise. During our committee debate, Senator Graham correctly pointed out that, based on the standard the Democrats established, it appears no Republican could ever earn their support. It is no secret that our Democratic colleagues don't like the new President. They are doing what they can do to undermine the new administration. With respect to Senator Sessions, my Democratic colleagues disagree with a number of policy positions he has taken over the years, but this year seems to be unlike previous administrations, where Senators supported Cabinet nominees even if they disagreed with the nominee on policy grounds.…”