Political Quotes

“by now the minority's tactics, the Republican tactics of obstruction and delay are well known, but they are also well worn. Those methods were once again on display yesterday when Republicans delayed for the second time in 2 weeks a Senate HELP Committee vote on the nomination of Tom Perez to lead the Department of Labor. The able and considerate chairman Tom Harkin had already postponed the vote 2 weeks at the request of one of the Republicans. They requested more time to review documents related to Tom Perez's nomination. It was terribly disappointing that, after they were granted additional time as a matter of courtesy, an anonymous Republican would employ an arcane procedural tactic to prevent the committee from even meeting, and, of course, voting on that nomination. Republicans had 7 weeks, 49 days to consider this nomination. He was nominated on March 21. Since his confirmation hearing in April, he has responded in writing to more than 200 questions. He is an extremely qualified candidate for this job. The President was smart in nominating him. He is what the American dream is all about. He is the son of immigrants. He paid his way through college by working as a garbage collector and at a warehouse. He went on to become the first lawyer in his family. Mr. Perez was appointed by Governor O'Malley of Maryland to be the secretary of the Department Labor, where he helped implement the country's first statewide living wage law.…”