06/05/2007
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"By the authority vested in me as President under the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America and pursuant to the Federal Vacancies Reform Act of 1998, I hereby order that:"
"They won't use the bench from which to legislate."
"They deserve a vote."
"I'm sorry that you're being hung out by a handful of United States Senators."