Political Quotes

“I ask unanimous consent that with respect to the previous order, the remaining nominations be considered en bloc. I further ask that the mandatory quorum call with respect to the cloture vote on the Thomas nomination be waived. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there objection? Without objection, it is so ordered. The question is, Will the Senate advise and consent to the nominations of Jack A. Markell, of Delaware, to be Representative of the United States of America to the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, with the rank of Ambassador; Bathsheba Nell Crocker, of the District of Columbia, to be Representative of the United States of America to the Office of the United Nations and Other International Organizations in Geneva, with the rank of Ambassador; Mark Gitenstein, of Washington, to be Representative of the United States of America to the European Union, with the Rank and status of Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary; Denise Campbell Bauer, of California, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the French Republic, and to serve concurrently and without additional compensation as Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the Principality of Monaco; Claire D.…”