Political Quotes

“And I appreciate the remarks of the Senator from Georgia, and I come to the floor today also in support of the nomination of Judge Amy Coney Barrett to serve on the U.S. Supreme Court. I will state that she is terrific. She is so impressive--so exceptionally well qualified to take on this new responsibility. But the partisanship that she has experienced from Democrats--well, it has predictably backfired on them, certainly by the American people. The majority of Americans of all parties, a majority of Americans have said get her confirmed--put her on the Supreme Court because that is what they saw when they watched the hearings last week--somebody who is ready to serve our Nation and apply the law, not legislate from the Bench. This is an important moment in our history. Judge Barrett, the Senate, the American people deserved a hearing that matched the moment and that highlighted her qualifications and capabilities. Regrettably, Americans got a weeklong lecture by Democrats which turned out to be a partisan infomercial on ObamaCare. This is a law that 10 years on, Democrats are still trying to explain to the American people, still trying to explain how many--all these millions and millions of people who lost their health insurance, trying to explain millions and millions of people whose costs went up--more than doubled Judge Barrett is very clear and has been clear. She has no agenda for any case, and as a judge she considers each case on the merits.…”