Political Quotes

“When the Senator said we had other nominees, and he only listed the judicial, there are other nominees on the Executive Calendar who have no reason to be held. For instance, we have a woman who has been serving for 4 years on the Uranium Enrichment Corporation. She came before the Energy Committee on February 11. She was given the greatest of accolades for the tremendous job she had done, and she is caught up in the holds on everything else. And now 90 days have passed since she was unanimously reported out of the Energy Committee. The Uranium Enrichment Corporation is about to privatize. There is $2 billion, approximately, in this budget that will have to be voted on by that particular individual. They said--the ``they'' being the majority--let her have a contract, just a consultant's contract. And that means she can sit there and listen but cannot say a word or cast a vote. We are about ready to close the deal. So not only do we have the judicial problem, we have other nominations that are vitally important to my State and the State of Ohio of which we have a vital interest. I want to encourage the Senator. I am about to make a unanimous consent request that we bring Margaret Greene up so we might try to do something here to get her moving and on the board so she can continue to make decisions and do the good work she has been complimented for by the Energy Committee. So I thank the Senator.”