Chuck Schumer: “this is the first of four nominees from New York. They are all very qualified, fine people. The only point I wish to…”

“this is the first of four nominees from New York. They are all very qualified, fine people. The only point I wish to make is that the administration and the Governor worked closely with the Senate and with me and Senator Clinton on these nominations. I think it shows, when there is cooperation, when there is true advice as part of the advise and consent process, we can come up with excellent nominees. Each one of the nominees meets the criteria I believe we should have in every Federal judge--legal excellence, moderation, not too far left, not too far right, and diversity. I will speak once because there are four of them, but I am proud to be here to vote for every one of the four nominees. Again, if we get cooperation, we can do this without acrimony, without partisanship. That is what has happened in New York.”