Chuck Schumer: “I hope he is not upset. It is certainly the prerogative of my good friend from Alabama to interpret snatches of text…”

“I hope he is not upset. It is certainly the prerogative of my good friend from Alabama to interpret snatches of text from book reviews and tributes to conclude that maybe Professor Lynch has a judicial philosophy with which he disagrees, but this is the definitive and current statement on the issue by the nominee, and I think it prevails. In conclusion, if Professor Lynch is confirmed, I believe Senator Sessions and I--and I have enjoyed working with him on so many issues-- will look back 5 or 10 years and both approve of the work Judge Lynch has done, admire his faithfulness to the words of a document we both regard as sacred--and I believe he does as well--the Constitution, a document we are all sworn to uphold. I yield back any time and thank my colleague for the dialog and for making us think and explore as he always does.”