Political Quotes

“I rise to offer some remarks about the vote we are going to cast on Judge Restrepo, which Senator Toomey spoke to earlier, and I thank him for his work on this nomination. We are finally at the point where we are voting, and we are grateful for that opportunity. Senator Toomey has noted and I know others are aware of Judge Restrepo's qualifications. I will highlight a few, some of it by way of reiteration. I will start with the story itself. This is a great American story. An individual came to this country from Colombia and, through hard work and the benefit of a great education, has risen to the point of being a member of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. Upon a positive confirmation vote, he will be a member of the Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, the second highest Federal court in the land, just below the Supreme Court. Judge Restrepo is a 1986 graduate of Tulane University Law School. He graduated from the University of Pennsylvania in 1981 with a degree in economics and international relations. As I said, he has served as a member of the U.S. district court in Philadelphia, which pretty much covers the eastern half of our State. We have a Middle District and a Western District. He is a judge in one of the three districts. He started there in June of 2013, so his nomination to the appeals court was a rapid rise in the Federal judiciary. Before being on the district court, he served as a U.S.…”