Political Quotes

“I rise today as the Senate has been called upon to fulfill our constitutional duty to give advice and consent on President Trump's nominee to the Supreme Court, Brett Kavanaugh. In the past, Presidents worked with a bipartisan Senate to appoint someone who understood the importance of precedence and transparency, who respected the independent integrity of the highest Court in the land. Unfortunately, that did not happen during the nomination process. Instead, the process was flawed to fast track a nominee without a full vetting for political gain. Brett Kavanaugh was handpicked by the Federalist Society, a rightwing lobbying organization dedicated to overturning Roe v. Wade. Why? Because, as he has made clear on several occasions, President Trump wants to stack the Court with Justices who will overturn Roe v. Wade. Now, I am new to the Senate, and as long as I have been here, I have been told that this is not regular order. As we went through this confirmation hearing, unfortunately, I found it, along with my colleagues, to be fast tracked. I take very seriously my role of advice and consent when it comes to a nominee, and I think we all as Senators have an equal vote. We should all have access to all of the information and a full vetting of any nominee who wants to sit on the highest Court for a lifetime appointment. Think about it--a lifetime appointment. There are only nine members.…”