Scott Fitzgerald: “I have in my hands a chart that was prepared by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service that shows that of the…”

“I have in my hands a chart that was prepared by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service that shows that of the Presidents going back to Carter, in 1977, through August 1, 2003, the Senate has blocked a higher percentage and a higher number of judges who were nominated by President Bush than any other President in the Nation's history--or at least going back to 1977. The fact is, according to this survey, President Bush has nominated a total of 264 people to serve on the district and appellate courts in this country. As of August 1, 2003, only 144 of them have been confirmed. That is only 54 percent of the number of nominations made by President Bush.”