Political Quotes

“Madam President, reserving the right to object--and I will object--I would first thank my colleague, Senator Leahy, for the courtesy as he has moved forward with this. He is a relentless chairman pushing for these nominees. I respect his responsibility and his belief that this nominee needs to move forward, and, frankly, it is about time--we need to fish or cut bait on it. I do not think an indefinite delay is good for the country. This nomination does have controversy. Most of the nominations the President has submitted did clear unanimously in our committee, but this nomination resulted in all the Republicans on the committee voting against it. But I now understand that our two leaders, Senators Reid and McConnell, are working at this moment to try to figure which nominees should move before we recess--and hopefully before too many days--and perhaps this nominee will be in that group. But until those talks are complete, I would object. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Objection is heard. The Senator from Vermont.”