Federal Judiciary

Cornyn Denounces Reid

By Curt Levey

Sen. John Cornyn released a statement this afternoon decrying Majority Leader Reid?s failure to live up to his promise to confirm three circuit nominees before the Memorial Day recess, which begins Saturday. Cornyn notes that Reid could easily have kept his promise ? think Matthews, Conrad and Keisler ? and warns that there will be repercussions. See here for the full statement and below for an excerpt.

It is inexcusable that the Majority Leader broke his commitment ? despite knowing there were long-pending nominees who could be confirmed before the deadline. He had ample opportunity to honor his pledge ? I fear that the Majority Leader?s unwillingness to confirm judges will have negative consequences not only for our federal judiciary, but the Senate?s broader agenda.

Full post as published by ConfirmThem on May 22, 2008 (boomark / email).