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Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016

Floor Speech

Date: April 26, 2016
Location: Washington, DC
Issues: Judicial Branch Legislative Branch

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Mr. McCONNELL. The core question here is whether President Obama has been treated fairly, and I think it is noteworthy that at this point in President Bush's 8 years, 303 of his judicial nominees had been confirmed. At this point in President Obama's term, the number is 324. That is 21 more judges the current President has gotten at this point than President Bush.

Clearly, President Obama has been treated fairly and, therefore, I object.

The issue before the Senate is, has President Obama been treated fairly with regard to the confirmation of judges during his tenure in office? We are to a point where we know that so far during the Obama years, he has gotten 23 more judges than President Bush got to this point. That is the fundamental question. Has President Obama been treated in some way differently from President Bush? The answer, of course, is no.

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