Political Quotes

“I rise today to explain where we are but with a positive note in my message. Let me start by saying my friendship and respect for the Senator from Iowa should be a matter of record, and I think we share the same feelings for one another. We have had the distinction and honor of serving together for many years, and there are reform packages that have passed with our joint effort that I am very proud of as part of my legislative career. This particular issue sounds like a boring housekeeping issue, but it is much more than that. Every President has the right to nominate people to serve as U.S. attorneys across the United States. These U.S. attorneys represent that President's Department of Justice and make critical prosecutorial decisions to keep their people safe and to execute the laws of the land. There are some 90 different U.S. attorneys. To say that it has become routine in the past is an understatement. Under President Trump's first term in office, those 4 years, the Senate confirmed U.S. attorneys for President Trump in his first term-- all 85 by voice vote, unanimous consent--all 85 U.S. attorneys. Then things changed. President Trump stepped aside and was defeated in the election and replaced by President Joseph Biden. Early in the Biden administration, several Republican Senators began an unprecedented campaign of obstruction.”