Political Quotes

“Madam President, last week, the Judiciary Committee held its hearing on Judge Amy Coney Barrett's nomination, and it was easy to see why Judge Barrett is held in such high regard by her colleagues, students, and peers and why the American Bar Association gave her its highest rating of ``well qualified.'' We knew long before the hearing that Judge Barrett possesses an extraordinary intelligence and a comprehensive command of the law. But over 3 days of testimony, Americans got to see her qualifications for themselves, and they saw why she has been described as ``a jurist of formidable intellect,'' a ``brilliant and conscientious lawyer,'' and ``a staggering academic mind.'' Even the Democratic ranking member on the committee, the senior Senator from California, couldn't hide the fact that she was impressed. Most importantly, however, Americans saw that Judge Barrett understands the proper role of a judge in our system of government. As Judge Barrett made clear, she understands that the job of a judge is to interpret the law, not to make the law; to call balls and strikes, not to rewrite the rules of the game; or, as Judge Barrett said to the Democrat whip at the hearing last week: ``I apply the law. I follow the law.…”