Political Quotes

“Mr. President, judges are deciding the future of America's healthcare right now, the right to vote right now, civil rights right now, LGBTQ rights right now, women's rights right now. Judges around the country are deciding that. We can't afford to put another out-of- the-mainstream judge on the court--and he is clearly out of the mainstream among Ohio lawyers, among Ohio judges, among Ohio citizens-- who will not defend America's right to healthcare. I ask my colleagues to think about the families you promised to vote for. If any of you in your campaigns, if any of you in discussions you have had with your constituents, if any of you in your public statements, and if any of you running for office committed that you would support consumer protections for preexisting conditions, the only way you can prove you actually believe that is by voting no on Chad Readler in about 1 minute from now. If you really believe in preserving preexisting condition consumer protections so you don't see in your State--in Tennessee, Virginia, Arkansas, and Ohio--millions of Americans lose their insurance, then your only way to support what you promise is to vote no on Chad Readler. I yield the floor. The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mrs. Blackburn). Under the previous order, all postcloture time is expired. The question is, Will the Senate advise and consent to the Readler nomination?”