Cory Booker: “I thank my colleague for those incredibly generous words. I recognize the Presiding Officer, Senator Perdue. I am…”

“I thank my colleague for those incredibly generous words. I recognize the Presiding Officer, Senator Perdue. I am grateful to be able to serve with him, and it is great seeing him in the captain's chair, to use my ``Star Trek'' parlance. I am happy to have the chance to formally welcome the Senator from Georgia to the Senate. It is good to serve with him as well. Lynch Nomination Mr. President, I am honored to stand on the Senate floor to express my strong support for the historic nomination of Loretta Lynch to be the Attorney General of the United States. Our Nation is fortunate to have Ms. Lynch as the nominee for Attorney General. She is seasoned, competent, wise, extraordinarily dedicated, and has already served this Nation for many years, receiving accolades from across the country. She is historic in and of herself and exceptionally well qualified. I wish to tell everyone a little bit more about her. First, though, I want to ask--and this should not be necessary, but I want to ask: Why do we almost have a double standard for Ms. Lynch's nomination? She is the first African-American woman appointed to head the Department of Justice. She has had her nomination pending on the Senate floor longer than any nominee for Attorney General going back three decades. Ms. Lynch has had to wait 81 days for a hearing in committee--longer than any of President George W.…”