Political Quotes

“It is disingenuous to suggest that this can all happen by the majority leader and 60 votes. There were no calls when Republicans controlled this Chamber for votes on each and every nominee. On the contrary, as the leader said, large numbers of Trump nominees to the State Department or Ambassadorial or State Department positions were passed on voice. They were passed on voice vote. I don't know. In the case of NATO, I think the nominee made it very clear before the committee--I know that our colleague is not a member of that particular committee--but she made it very clear before the committee that she was advocating for all of our allies to reach their 2-percent commitment. And what better way to achieve it than to actually have an Ambassador at NATO to pursue that goal? But if you don't have anybody there, guess what. You can't pursue that goal. So let me try again. I want to ask that it be in order to make the same request with respect to Executive Calendar No. 327, Anne A. Witkowsky, of Maryland, to be an Assistant Secretary of State (Conflict and Stabilization Operations). The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there objection?”