Political Quotes

“So if you don't like that particular nominee, you are able to come right here, go to the floor, and vote no. But this idea that this inspector general would somehow be a partisan person by definition is wrong because what you are doing is you are giving the President the ability to make a nomination and then the Senate the unique constitutional power to confirm that nominee. That is the way we have done it forever. We did it for President Trump. The prior Congresses did it for Biden and every other President before. So this idea that all of a sudden, this is now something new is totally nonsense. And here, look, part of the problem that we have today is that the Democrats are making historical efforts to absolutely stop President Trump from basic operational duties. We have never had a Congress--as you know, Madam President--that has not allowed nominees to go forward with unanimous consent. So here we are, on August 1, having to go through vote after vote.”