Political Quotes

“the Republican efforts to shutdown Senate confirmations of qualified judicial nominees who have bipartisan support do not help the American people. This is a shortsighted policy at a time when the judicial vacancy rate remains almost twice what it was at this point in the first term of President Bush. Judicial vacancies during the last few years have been at historically high levels. Nearly one out of every 11 Federal judgeships is currently vacant. Their talk of shutting down confirmations for consensus and qualified circuit court nominees is not helping the overburdened Federal courts to which Americans turn for justice. In a letter dated June 20, 2012, the president of the American Bar Association urged Senator Reid and Senator McConnell to work together to schedule votes on the nominations of William Kayatta, Judge Robert Bacharach and Richard Taranto, three consensus, qualified circuit court nominees awaiting Senate confirmation so that they may serve the American people. I ask unanimous consent that a copy of his letter be printed in the Record. There being no objection, the material was ordered to be printed in the Record, as follows: American Bar Association, Chicago, IL, June 20, 2012. Hon. Harry Reid, Majority Leader, U.S. Senate, Hart Senate Office Building, Washington, DC. Hon. Mitch McConnell, Republican Leader, U.S. Senate, Russell Senate Office Building, Washington, DC.…”