03.13.19

‘This Pointless Democrat Obstruction Needs to Change’

‘We’ll also vote this afternoon on the nomination of William Beach, who has been waiting for over a year to take his post as commissioner of Labor Statistics. Our colleagues on the H.E.L.P. committee recommended Mr. Beach here to the floor in December of 2017. A full year later, with no progress, he was returned to the White House. Now he is finally getting a floor vote. This pointless obstruction needs to change. But I am glad that we can at least confirm Mr. Beach this week.’

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) made the following remarks on the Senate floor regarding the need to confirm more of the president’s well-qualified nominees:

“Yesterday, the Senate confirmed a well-qualified jurist, chosen by President Trump to serve on the 3rd Circuit Court of Appeals. Paul Matey of New Jersey will bring a wealth of experience to the bench, and I was proud to support his nomination. We also voted to advance the nomination of Neomi Rao to the D.C. Circuit. This nominee is yet another of the president’s excellent choices to serve as a federal judge.

“Ms. Rao graduated with honors from Yale University and the University of Chicago School of Law. Her record includes a distinguished tenure in academia, public and private sector legal experience, and a clerkship on the U.S. Supreme Court. Most importantly, in testimony before our colleagues on the Judiciary Committee, she demonstrated a commitment to maintaining the public trust, and upholding the rule of law. So the committee favorably reported Ms. Rao’s nomination, and soon, the Senate will have the opportunity to continue fulfilling our advice and consent responsibilities by voting to confirm her to the federal bench.

“We’ll also vote this afternoon on the nomination of William Beach, who has been waiting for over a year to take his post as commissioner of Labor Statistics. Our colleagues on the H.E.L.P. committee recommended Mr. Beach here to the floor in December of 2017. A full year later, with no progress, he was returned to the White House. Now he is finally getting a floor vote. This pointless obstruction needs to change. But I am glad that we can at least confirm Mr. Beach this week.”

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