Political Quotes

“before I begin the substance of my remarks, I want to first welcome our coal miners from West Virginia here, and I thank them for the hard work they have done through the years to make America the outstanding country that it truly is. Also, I want to tell you, first, your Senator from West Virginia--you don't have a better fighter than in anyone but him. Second, I am totally committed to making this happen for you, and I will do everything in my power. Our entire caucus--all 48 of us--are completely behind you. I thank my friend from West Virginia. Mr. President, as each hour brings us closer to the cloture vote on the nomination of Judge Neil Gorsuch to the Supreme Court and a potential rules change if that vote fails, I rise this afternoon to entreat my friend, the majority leader, to step back from the brink. As I and so many other of my colleagues have made clear, we Democrats have principled reasons to vote against this nominee on tomorrow's cloture vote. First, he has instinctively favored corporate interests over average Americans. Second, he hasn't shown a scintilla of independence from President Trump. And third, Judge Gorsuch, based on his record and history, has a deeply held, far-right special interest judicial philosophy that is far out of the mainstream. He was selected from a list developed by the very hard-right, special interest Heritage Foundation and Federalist Society.…”