Political Quotes

“I thank the distinguished Senator from Hawaii for her comments. She has had a strong voice of reason and conscience throughout this whole debate. This is not a normal confirmation vote. I have now served in the Senate for 19 Supreme Court nominations, more than any other Senator. I have never seen so much at stake with a single seat. I have never seen this much at stake precisely because this is about so much more than one seat. Indeed, the integrity of two of the three coequal branches of our Republic is at stake. This vote will decide whether the U.S. Senate--which, at its best, can serve as the conscience of the Nation-- causes the Supreme Court to be indelibly tainted in the eyes of millions of Americans, perhaps more than half of the country. To be clear, my opposition to Judge Kavanaugh is not because he was nominated by a Republican President. In my 44 years in the Senate, I have voted for more Republican-appointed judges than almost every single Republican Senator serving today. That includes, of course, voting to confirm Chief Justice John Roberts. But Judge Kavanaugh is not a typical conservative nominee. My opposition is driven by my firm belief that his confirmation will bring great harm to the court, to this body, and to millions of hard-working Americans. Judge Kavanaugh has been relentlessly dishonest under oath.…”