The time we are spending discussing our 98-percent confirmation rate could be used to address much more pressing issues. The majority is spending 30 hours to talk about four people who already have jobs. I think we should spend that time talking about the 3 million Americans who cannot find jobs.
Criticizing the Senate's focus on confirmation rates instead of unemployment during a floor speech.
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