Political Quotes

“I want to turn to a final matter of business for me, and it concerns the subject of the Estrada nomination. I want to take a couple of minutes to comment on where we are today. This nomination, as my colleagues know, has been pending on the floor since February 5. It has been just about a month ago that the distinguished chairman of the Judiciary Committee brought forth this nomination. Over that period of time, we have had ample opportunity to have a very good debate. We have had a thorough discussion, and we have had thoughtful discussion, and we have had reasonable discussion. Both sides of the aisle, indeed, have been patient, recognizing the importance of this nomination. We have listened very carefully to the arguments of the other side of the aisle to see if there is any way possible we could get an up-or-down vote, a vote to confirm or not to confirm, but to have the vote. The response to that has been a filibuster, which has been ongoing now, for an exceptional nominee.”