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Schumer on Miers' Withdrawal

Date: Oct. 27, 2005
Location: Washington, DC
Issues: Judicial Branch


Schumer on Miers' Withdrawal

Sen. Chuck Schumer, the ranking member of the Judiciary Subcommittee on the Courts, released the following statement on the withdrawal of Harriet Miers' nomination from consideration for position of Supreme Court Associate Justice:

"Harriet Miers is a fine and capable person, but this was clearly the wrong position for her. Her gracious withdrawal saves Harriet Miers and the nation from a difficult and agonizing process and decision.

"There is now one clear path for the President, to choose a knowledgeable and mainstream successor in the mold of Sandra Day O'Connor. These are very difficult times for the country and the nation cries out for unity. Mr. President, this is a time for leadership, please help bring America together with a choice that unites, not divides us."

http://schumer.senate.gov/SchumerWebsite/pressroom/press_releases/2005/PR41939.Miers%20Withdrawl.10.27.05.html

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