Political Quotes

“last night we held a cloture vote on the nomination of Amy Coney Barrett, who has been nominated to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit. Thanks to a unanimous consent request by the majority leader just moments ago, we will be voting on that nomination at around 4 p.m. That appeals court covers cases from Indiana, Illinois, and Wisconsin. By all accounts, Professor Barrett is a devoted wife and the mother of seven children. She is also an exemplary scholar whose research focuses on Federal courts, constitutional law, and statutory interpretation. By all accounts, she is a consummate professional, a beloved teacher, a gifted writer, and a generous person. There is no doubt in my mind she would make an excellent addition to one of our Nation's highest courts. We know, based on what we have observed in the Senate since President Trump was sworn in on January 20--and some of the comments made by the distinguished former chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee from Utah, Senator Hatch--we know that our Democratic colleagues are deliberately slow-walking judicial and other nominations, but it makes absolutely no sense to slow-walk the nomination of Professor Barrett. They should remember some of their own previous statements. For example, the senior Senator from Vermont said in 2013: ``We need more women in our Federal courts,'' emphasizing that ``women are grossly underrepresented'' there.…”