John Cornyn: “I know we have been talking about the nominations process here on the floor and in caucus meetings, but I think it is…”

“I know we have been talking about the nominations process here on the floor and in caucus meetings, but I think it is worth reviewing the facts and comparing President Obama's nominees to how nominees of President Clinton and President George W. Bush have been treated, because I think there is broad misunderstanding. And, of course, when you don't know what the facts are--or the facts you truly believe in are wrong--then you are going to reach the wrong conclusion. I think a fair look at the facts will demonstrate that President Obama and his nominees have been treated more than fairly. As a matter of fact, 1,560 nominees of President Obama have been confirmed during the 4\1/2\ years he has been President, and 4 have been rejected. That is not a bad ratio, 1,560 to 4. When you start looking at how long it has taken for the President's Cabinet nominees to be confirmed, President Obama's Cabinet nominees have waited, on average, about 51 days from the time they were nominated until the time they were confirmed. For President George W. Bush it was 52 days, and for President Bill Clinton it was 55 days. So certainly President Obama has nothing to complain about, at least relative to President George W. Bush and President Clinton in terms of the amount of time it has taken for his nominees to be voted on by the Senate. As far as judges are concerned, there have been 199 of President Obama's nominees confirmed to the U.S.…”