Political Quotes

“the selection of the person to fill the Supreme Court vacancy is a historic moment in Washington. This is the seventh time that we will be in a position to at least meet someone who is aspiring to that position. I have had opportunities with each one of them to ask some questions before the formal hearing. I hope I have the same opportunity with the current nominee, Judge Amy Coney Barrett. What is different about this particular moment is the fact that we know that there is an issue at stake here and one that is likely to be decided almost immediately by the new Supreme Court Justice. It is the only explanation I can find--perhaps one other--the only two explanations I can find as to why there is this hurry to fill this vacancy. You see, it was 4 years ago, when there was a vacancy on the Supreme Court with Antonin Scalia's death--and that occurred on the February before the election--that Senator McConnell, then the Republican Senate leader, argued there was no need to hurry. Why hurry about it? Leave the vacancy on the Supreme Court. Wait until after the next Presidential election. Let the American people decide who will be filling that vacancy. He made that argument, despite the clear history in this Chamber that did not support him, and he won the support of his position by every Republican Senator.…”