01/16/2002
https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu...
"President George W. Bush today announced the recipients of the National Medal of Arts and the National Humanities Medal for the year 2001."
"The action of the Senate Judiciary Committee to refuse Judge Pickering a vote by the full Senate leaves another empty seat in the Federal judiciary at a time when we face a vacancy crisis."
"Tens of millions of Americans trace their lineage to Ireland."
"This is unacceptable. It is a bad record for the Senate."