Political Quotes

“the Senate is about to vote on the nomination of David Nuffer to fill a judicial emergency vacancy on the Federal trial court for Utah. This is not a nomination that should have been filibustered or required the filing of a cloture motion in order to be scheduled for consideration by the Senate. This is a nomination, reported unanimously by the Judiciary Committee over 5 months ago, that we should have voted on and confirmed last year. Today's consideration was facilitated when the majority leader and the republican leader came to an understanding last week. With a judicial vacancies crisis that has lasted years, and nearly one in 10 judgeships across the Nation vacant, the Senate needs to work to reduce judicial vacancies significantly before the end of the year. Unlike the nearly 60 district court nominees of President Bush who were confirmed within a week of being reported by the Judiciary Committee during President Bush's first term, qualified, consensus nominees to fill vacancies on our Federal courts have been needlessly stalled during President Obama's first term. The five-month delay in the consideration of Judge Nuffer is another example of the needless delays that were occasioned by Republicans' unwillingness to agree to schedule the nomination for a vote.…”