Political Quotes

“Mr. President, it makes no sense to say that we are not getting answers so we are not going to confirm anybody to this position of Deputy Director of OMB. We only just confirmed the Director last week. It is like saying: I am going to the emergency room because I have an emergency, and there are no doctors working there to solve my problem so we are not going to let any more doctors in to work there. It makes no sense. I am deeply disappointed the Republicans are objecting to the swift confirmation of the Honorable Nani Coloretti to be Deputy Director of the Office of Management and Budget. She came through committee; she was reported out of committee; and if there were any questions of her, they should have been asked in committee. But, again, we are holding up the nomination of someone to lead an Agency that you are complaining isn't answering your questions. Well, there is no leadership there to make sure that those questions get answered. So this is a circular logic that does not make any sense. In fact, Ms. Coloretti is eminently qualified to hold this position of Deputy Director of OMB. Like many members of our Nation's diverse Asian-American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander community, Ms. Coloretti and her family lived the American dream of countless immigrants who came to the Nation in search of a better life.…”