Political Quotes

“first, let me thank all of my colleagues who were here until late last night and made such persuasive arguments as to why the new Supreme Court Justice matters so much to the American people, to their healthcare, the working people's rights, to women's rights, to preserving the right to choose, to making sure we have a good green planet, to LGBTQ rights. They did an eloquent job. I hope America was listening because this nomination matters; it matters to the average daily lives of average Americans. And last night, by holding the floor until the late hours, Democrats made really strong arguments. I thank my colleagues for doing that. Madam President, for the third day in a row, Leader McConnell has come to the floor and completely ignored the ``principle'' he established in 2016, when, mere hours after Justice Scalia passed away, Leader McConnell said that ``the American people should have a voice in the selection of their next Supreme Court Justice''--his words: ``The American people should have a voice in the selection of their next Supreme Court Justice,'' referring to the upcoming election. That election was more than 8 months away. We are now only 42 days away. But the so-called McConnell rule--the supposed principle that the American people deserve a voice in the selection of a Supreme Court Justice--hasn't come up. The Republican leader can't mention it. No wonder he never mentions it.…”