Political Quotes

“I rise to speak on the pending nomination of Judge Paul Grimm on which we will vote shortly. I am so proud to be here to support the nomination of Judge Paul Grimm. He is a stellar Marylander, he has an outstanding legal mind, and he has been nominated to serve on the District Court of Maryland. Senator Cardin and I recommended Judge Grimm to President Obama with the utmost confidence in his abilities, talent, and competence for the job. The ABA agreed with us and gave him the highest rating of ``unanimously well qualified.'' I wish to thank Senators Reid and McConnell for breaking the logjam so that we could bring this to everyone's attention, and I commend Senator Leahy for the swift movement through the committee process. I have had an opportunity to recommend several judicial nominees and I take my advise-and-consent responsibility very seriously. I have four criteria. My nominee must have absolute integrity, judicial competence and temperament, a commitment to core constitutional principles, and a history of civic engagement in Maryland, so the nominee is familiar with the life and times of the people they will adjudicate over. I mention these standards often because I mean it. Judge Grimm does exactly that.…”