Political Quotes

“Mr. President, it didn't take long. Democrats have already begun stalling President Trump's nominees, and it doesn't seem to matter who it is. Right now, the Senator from Connecticut is holding up a vote on John Ratcliffe, who was nominated for Director of the Central Intelligence Agency. The Intelligence Committee favorably reported Mr. Ratcliffe's nomination on a bipartisan vote--14 to 3. In a joint statement with Chairman Cotton, the Democrat vice chair of the Intelligence Committee said this: Our world is far too dangerous for any delay in having a Senate-confirmed leader in charge of the CIA. We urge expeditious consideration of this important nomination. Now, that, again, is from the Democrat vice chair of the Senate Intelligence Committee, urging ``expeditious consideration of this important nomination.'' This is the Director of the CIA, the Central Intelligence Agency--a key national security position. Mr. Ratcliffe is a qualified nominee. He was Director of National Intelligence in the first Trump administration--the quarterback for all 18 elements of the intelligence community. In the House of Representatives, he served on the Intelligence Committee, and he was chairman of the Cybersecurity Subcommittee on the Homeland Security Committee. He has been vetted by the Intelligence Committee, and he will likely receive bipartisan support on the floor, as he did in the committee. The Senator from Connecticut wants to unnecessarily delay this vote.…”