Political Quotes

“Madam President, before I get started on this, I thank my colleague from Tennessee. I also want to note to my friend from Illinois that we are not doing anything else on this floor. We are certainly not moving an appropriations process. We could be doing appropriations bills in September, but Chuck Schumer doesn't want to do any of that. So all we are doing is nominations. If you feel so strongly about these individuals, go through the process. Also, it is curious to mention precedent being raised here in this. I, in my first term here in the Senate, just witnessed for the first time in American history--first time ever--an Articles of Impeachment coming over to this Chamber, and we didn't have a trial. So forgive me if I don't want to be lectured about precedence. There is a process to get this done. We will never have an opportunity to have a trial on Mayorkas like we should have had. But I digress. My objection here today is not specific to the qualifications of the individuals who have been nominated. My objection instead is to the fact that we live in a time right now--and as a lawyer, this is deeply saddening--where the Department of Justice and other government Agencies are being politicized and weaponized. This is angering the American people, and it should. American history has no shortage of important moments marked by statesmen making difficult decisions which balance the outrages of the moment with the long-term stability of our Republic.…”