Political Quotes

“first, let me say that this issue about this corporation--I believe the Senator said it was known as Avantor-- it was a corporation which was once under the control of Vanita Gupta's father. She had no--no--active role whatsoever in the administration of this corporation. She was a shareholder as the daughter of the chairman of the board, her only connection. It was a stock portfolio. That was it. That is the reason why these suspicions and charges went nowhere. There is just no connection between Vanita Gupta and this company. It was my understanding at the time that this company had discontinued its business in Mexico and had already done that long before her hearing. That was a matter of public record. Secondly, when members of the Judiciary Committee on both sides of the aisle said they wanted quicker responses to the letters sent to the Department of Justice than they received under the Trump administration, I said that was a perfectly legitimate request, and I invited the members of the committee to join me in a conference call with the Attorney General to discuss it. Several did. I am not sure whether the Senator from Texas was part of it or not. But the message to the Department of Justice was, provide a timely response to all inquiries. The Attorney General gave us his personal assurance that he would do that. I know this letter is very important to the Senator from Texas, but I think that the safety of our judges is even more important.…”