Political Quotes

“Madam President, reserving the right to object. I do think it is significant that the party that is now in the majority that was previously in the minority took a different position when it was not in the minority--when it was not in the majority and when a President of their political party was not in power. There was elaborate and, I believe, an excessive delay in the confirmation of a lot of nominees, even more so than what we are seeing now. I do have concerns that are particular as to this particular nominee and not generalized. They are not concerns that could be dismissed simply as a result of basic partisan disagreements, but based on views that are considerably outside the mainstream and that are radical and harmful. Let me explain. As vice president of the think tank Jobs for the Future, Ms. Loyd was responsible for overseeing that organization's workforce development efforts through the lens of diversity, equity, and inclusion. It is of great concern to me that this body of work produced reports that promulgated ideas aimed at furthering the divisive agenda of critical race theory and ESG scores. One of the most alarming of these reports is one that was published on September 8, 2020, which asserted that due to ``unconscious or implicit bias toward minorities,'' managers are limiting the advancement or promotion of minorities in the workforce. These divisive, inflammatory assumptions are dangerous to the civil fabric of our society.…”