Political Quotes

“Mr. President, I thank the Senator. In less than an hour, this body will be asked to vote on cloture to proceed to the nomination of James Michael Cole to be Deputy Attorney General. I rise in opposition to that cloture vote on the nomination of James Cole, and I urge my colleagues to strongly oppose it. As a member of the Senate Intelligence Committee, I share the views of the vice chairman, Senator Chambliss, and the ranking member of the Judiciary Committee, Senator Grassley, as expressed in their letter to Republican colleagues dated May 6, 2011, opposing cloture on this nomination. I ask unanimous consent to have printed in the Record this letter from Republican colleagues. There being no objection, the material was ordered to be printed in the Record, as follows: U.S. Senate, Washington, DC, May 6, 2011. Dear Colleague: The Majority Leader has filed cloture on James Cole, the President's nominee to be the Deputy Attorney General. At this time, we do not support Mr. Cole's appointment and urge you to oppose cloture on his nomination. During the last Congress, Mr. Cole's nomination was not considered by the full Senate for several reasons. First, the Department of Justice has refused to comply with repeated minority requests since August 2010 for documents and information related to the activities of the Guantanamo Bay Detainee Review Task Force. Second, Mr.…”