Political Quotes

“I thank the Senator from Ohio. A lot of my colleagues and I talk about judges, but this goes way beyond judges. As a matter of fact, a Senator who has been a leader on this issue, my friend, the Senator from Montana, has come to this floor on other occasions by himself to talk about certain other nominees the President has put forward, and my understanding is that some of these nominees were held up because of totally unrelated issues. I don't know about the folks in Montana, but the folks in Virginia are scratching their head and saying: What do Canadian tobacco laws have to do with a Presidential nominee for a totally different type of job that has nothing to do with Canada or tobacco? So I would like my good friend, Senator Tester, to speak to these issues. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Montana.”