Political Quotes

“I am disappointed. At this point, this is an issue involving Vanita Gupta, who was approved by the Senate and now is serving in the Department of Justice and has been for months. What this has to do with the person to lead the U.S. Marshals Service, I cannot imagine. But I don't have to imagine the importance of filling this position quickly. It was over 10 years ago when a judge--a woman that I helped to win appointment in the Federal district court in the Northern District of Illinois--learned tragically that a disgruntled client at somebody's firm went to her home, killing her mother and her husband, in Chicago. It was a tragedy, an unspeakable tragedy. Because of that terrible event, we turned to the U.S. Marshals Service and said: You have a special obligation to protect the men and women who serve in our judiciary. We are counting on you to make certain that they are safe at work and they are safe at home. And it is a 24/7, 365-days-a-year responsibility that the Marshals Service has. Sadly, that wasn't the last of the tragedies involving judges. It was just a few years ago when a judge in New Jersey lost her son. Another person, a demented person, went to her home and killed him.…”