Political Quotes

“I rise to oppose the nomination of Neil Gorsuch and to oppose cloture on this nomination. I take seriously the responsibility to give advice and consent, and I take seriously the President's remarks that he planned on nominating someone to the Court who would overturn Roe v. Wade. A U.S. Supreme Court nominee requires 60 votes, and if a nominee can't clear 60 votes, then I agree with my colleague, the Senator from New York, that it is the nominee who should be changed and not the Senate rules. If confirmed, Judge Gorsuch will have a lifetime appointment to the U.S. Supreme Court and have an impact on many, many Americans' lives. When people say lifetime, I think that doesn't quite accurately reflect this issue and nomination. Lifetime, in this case, may mean 30 to 35 years. It is hard for me in an information age to think of all the issues that are going to occur in the next 30 to 35 years and what issues this nominee might rule on. But I know this: Right now, privacy rights and how they affect the lives of many Americans are critical, not just to my constituents but to people all over the country. Judge Gorsuch is commonly referred to as a proponent of originalism and textualism. He believes the U.S. Constitution should be interpreted by the original intentions of those who drafted it as closely as possible. As someone who knows well the record of the former Supreme Court Justice who wrote the Griswold v.…”