Political Quotes

“Mr. President, 1 year ago today, the President nominated Adam Szubin to serve as Under Secretary for Terrorism and Financial Crimes at the Treasury Department. Mr. Szubin's nomination was pending in the Banking Committee for more than 11 months before we finally acted on it. So far in this Congress--not this session, but the entire Congress-- the Senate has not acted on a single nominee from the Banking Committee, even those who play critical national security roles like Mr. Szubin. We have not even acted yet on certain nominees eligible for expedited consideration by the full Senate. In the past, the Senate acted on these ``privileged nominees'' as a routine manner. The hard-working people of Ohio, Arkansas, and Georgia expect the Senate to do its job. Part of our job is to give the President's nominees fair, respectful, and timely consideration. Unfortunately, the unprecedented partisan obstruction we have seen over Judge Merrick Garland's nomination to the Supreme Court has been a fact of life longer than that at the Banking Committee. The Under Secretary for Terrorism and Financial Crimes is one of the most important national security posts in our government. Mr. Szubin serves in an acting capacity in that position.…”