Political Quotes

“I thank the gentlewoman. Mr. Speaker, I now yield to the gentleman from Virginia (Mr. McEachin). Mr. McEACHIN. I thank the gentleman from Louisiana for organizing this hour today. Mr. Speaker, I stand here today because I believe that confirming Jeff Sessions as Attorney General for the United States would jeopardize the progress we have made for equal rights and against discrimination. Mr. Speaker, it is an affront to common sense to confirm someone who has criticized the Voting Rights Act of 1965 and believes that this landmark law, which provides all Americans with the right to cast a ballot for candidates in our democratic process, is intrusive. It is an affront to common sense, Mr. Speaker, to confirm a nominee who views an old advertisement calling for the death penalty of people who are later exonerated as a mark of conservatism. Mr. Speaker, it is an affront to common sense to confirm someone who was previously rejected as a choice for a Federal judgeship to lead a Department that, in part, vets future Federal judges. It is an affront to common sense, Mr. Speaker, to confirm someone who does not believe in justice for all to lead the Department of Justice. Mr. Speaker, it is clear that this nominee would not act in the best interest of all Americans, regardless of color, gender, country of origin, sexual orientation, or economic status. Mr. Speaker, it is my fervent hope that the Senate of the United States will deny the confirmation of this nominee.”