Political Quotes

“Today, the Senate is turning to a package of three nominations for lifetime appointments to the Federal bench in Michigan, including President Bush's nominations of Judge Helene White and Raymond Kethledge to fill the final two vacancies of the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals. These nominations are the result of the hard work of Senators Levin and Stabenow, who consulted with President Bush to end a decade-long impasse in filling vacancies on the Sixth Circuit. I am worried that some on the other side seem intent on preventing us from making this progress. Judge White's nomination should be a consensus nomination. Judge White was nominated by a Democratic President and by a Republican President. Nevertheless, her nomination drew criticism from the Republican leader and opposition from Republicans on our committee. After I expedited a hearing on the Michigan nominees, figuring that 10 years of waiting might have been enough, Republicans objected that we were moving too fast.”