Political Quotes

“I reserve the right to object, and I am going to say a few words. I say to my friend, the junior Senator from North Carolina, this is the first time I have ever heard anyone say the problem with the judges is it is just one of those things, let's not worry about it, it happens all the time--but that is not true. Around America today, we have a number of extremely important judicial emergencies, meaning we have all these judicial districts where there are not enough judges to do the work. Justice delayed is justice denied. Having practiced law quite a few years, it is very hard to go to a court and be told: We are sorry, but the judge is doing all civil cases today. He has no time for criminal cases--or vice versa. So I appreciate his succinctness saying: Well, this is no big deal. Don't worry about the judges. We are worried about the judges. It is very difficult. Let's move on to the second subject he brought up, the second subject--judges are no big deal. I think that is a tremendously big deal and so do the American people. Once again, the Senator from North Carolina seeks to pass the very partisan VA-Military Construction-Zika bill. Yes, he said--for those not familiar with the conference reports, I am familiar with lots of them. I have been through lots of conference reports. I understand the rules, but I also understand that we as a body can do anything we want to do. That is the way the Senate operates.…”