Political Quotes

“Mr. President, I rise today to join my colleagues in expressing my opposition to Judge Kavanaugh's nomination. I will speak later in the evening about my overall assessment of Judge Kavanaugh's record and nomination and about why I think some of my colleagues on the other side of the aisle are focusing on the wrong thing in deciding to support him. To echo my colleague from Michigan just now, no one has a right to a seat on the U.S. Supreme Court. What we should be focused on is that the country has a right to an impartial, nonpartisan U.S. Supreme Court. They have a right to Justices whose character and fitness for the office is beyond reproach and beyond doubt. Despite everything I have heard from Judge Kavanaugh's supporters, I do not think they can make that case. My purpose in speaking right now is to express my deep concerns with Judge Kavanaugh's record of ruling against access to healthcare. If confirmed, Judge Kavanaugh will be a deciding factor in the lives and livelihoods of millions of Americans. Yet, time and again, he has demonstrated a commitment to a partisan agenda that would strip away care from some of our most vulnerable people. As recently as 2017, Judge Kavanaugh criticized Chief Justice Roberts' decision upholding the Affordable Care Act, and in his confirmation hearing, Judge Kavanaugh would not commit to upholding legal protections for people with preexisting conditions--preexisting conditions such as asthma, cancer, diabetes, and more.…”