Political Quotes

“Mr. President, nearly 3 months ago, I came to the Senate floor for the first time to support President Trump's nomination of Brett Kavanaugh to the U.S. Supreme Court. Here is what I had to say at that time: Judge Kavanaugh is among the most distinguished and most influential judges in the entire country. The Supreme Court has adopted the positions in his opinions no less than 11 times. He has authored multiple dissents that ultimately prevailed in the Supreme Court. He has taught courses at Harvard, Yale, and Georgetown. It bears mention, liberal and conservative justices alike have hired his former clerks, which shows the respect he has across the ideological spectrum. Truly, there is no one more qualified and more prepared to serve on the Supreme Court than Brett Kavanaugh. A lot has transpired in the last 3 months. We have received and reviewed more documents for Judge Kavanaugh than for any other Supreme Court nominee in our Nation's history. We have had 5 days of public hearings. Judge Kavanaugh has answered more than 1,300 written questions--more questions than all previous Supreme Court nominees combined. We have had protesters in halls and hearing rooms and elevators. We have even seen the miraculous return of Spartacus, and we have had the lowest, most vile, most dishonest attempt at character assassination I have ever seen in my whole 42 years of service in the Senate. We may never know who leaked reports of Dr. Ford's allegations to the press.…”