Political Quotes

“Madam President, we have also been joined by Senator Kaine of Virginia, who knows a little bit about one of these nominees and is also a strong advocate for more women in the legal profession. That is one of the cases we are making; that this is about the DC Circuit, this is about the repeated gridlock we are seeing in Washington that the people of this country have said they have had enough of, but it is also about the fact our colleagues on the other side of the aisle have now blocked not one, not two but three incredibly qualified women. So we are starting small on a Thursday afternoon--and maybe there are not a lot of people in the gallery--but this is just the beginning. We are not going to let this go. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Virginia.”