Political Quotes

“I thank the President of the United States for his selection, moving the two judges from Montana; I thank Senator Leahy, my good friend; we have served together in a lot of different capacities, it seems, over the last 12 years; and my good friend Senator Hatch, on the Judiciary Committee, for having the hearings and moving them very quickly. Also, I thank my good friend from Montana, Senator Baucus. We worked together in order to get these two judges appointed and confirmed because the workload of the one judge in Montana is very high right now. I had the honor of presenting both Sam Haddon and Richard Cebull to the Judiciary Committee, and now I have the high honor of speaking for them here on the floor of the Senate. They are without a doubt among Montana's finest. They are men of the land, but they are also men of the law. They come with the highest ratings from their peers, and they fully understand equal justice under law. Both are outdoorsmen. Both have labored in the vineyards, so to speak, of their profession, and I highly recommend their confirmation. I thank them for their willingness to serve the judiciary system, and I congratulate them and wish them well in their endeavors. I have no doubt in my mind, and neither should anyone in this body or the President of the United States, that these two men will serve in the highest traditions of the American judiciary. I congratulate them.”