Political Quotes

“last week, the Republican majority on the Senate Judiciary Committee concluded what can only be described as a farcical set of hearings for a Supreme Court nominee. In the midst of a pandemic, when several members of the committee majority were exposed to or tested positive for the coronavirus or themselves were sick with COVID-19 in the days immediately beforehand, hearings and an in-person markup were conducted with virtually no regard for the risks. No uniform testing protocol was put in place to protect all of the people who had to be in that room. Why? Because the Republican majority wanted to jam this nomination through before the election. The chairman of the committee ignored the committee's quorum rules so that he could conduct business without the participation of the minority. Why? Because the Republican majority has decided to ignore the rules, norms, and standards--even its own rules, even its own standards--to get this nominee onto the bench. Four short years ago, every member of the Committee on the Judiciary said that we shouldn't approve a Supreme Court nominee in a Presidential election year. Many refused even to meet with Obama's nominee. ``Use my words against me,'' Chairman Graham said, in case a Supreme Court vacancy opened up in the final year of his term.…”