Angie Craig: “I must tell you that I was very frustrated when the chairman of the Judiciary Committee asked about one nominee in…”

“I must tell you that I was very frustrated when the chairman of the Judiciary Committee asked about one nominee in particular and said we might get to him sometime next year. I do not know how to read that statement. But I will tell you, if I read it the way I thought it was intended, that is unacceptable. He has not had a hearing. And I know the chairman of the Judiciary Committee talked about the frustration of timing. But he has been before the committee since May 24. Things change around here substantially. All of us know that and accept that. But to suggest that we will not get to one of our President's important nominees for 1 year nearly after he is nominated, if that were to happen, September is going to be a pretty difficult month around here for all of us. I don't say that as a threat. I don't threaten. We know that. We don't do that in the Senate. But we cannot accept those kinds of statements coming from key chairmen of committees who have a responsibility to deal in a timely fashion with these nominees.”