Cornyn: Senate Will Abide by Obama Doctrine & Vote on Supreme Court Nominee this Fall

Its crucial that as this process begins to unfold the Presidents nominee not be subjected to personal attacks from an increasingly agitated and vitriolic political base. Texas Insider Report: AUSTIN Texas Today on the floor U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) highlighted the standard of confirming Supreme Court Justices during mid-term election years by former President Obama.  Excerpts of Sen. Cornyns floor remarks are below and video can be found here.

While serving on the Supreme Court for the last three decades after having been appointed by President Reagan he has furthered the pursuit of American justice one case at a time which is exactly what judges are supposed to do." The Senate will conduct our constitutional role of offering advice and consent on whomever President Trump nominates. As the senior senator from Connecticut said yesterday the Senate should do nothing to artificially delay consideration of the next justice. Ive heard some conflicting views among our Democratic colleagues but I agree with the senior senator from Connecticut." This is consistent with the standards set by former President Obama and Vice President Biden. In 2010 which was a midterm election Senate Democrats confirmed President Obamas nominee to the court Elena Kagan. Before that Joe Biden when he was a senator argued that Supreme Court nominees should not be confirmed during presidential election years." Its crucial that as this process begins to unfold the Presidents nominee not be subjected to personal attacks from an increasingly agitated and vitriolic political base." Decisions should not be made on the basis of the judges personal beliefs but from the analysis of the legal doctrine and actual reading of the legal text. The President I believe understands that. Thats sort of the model out of which Neil Gorsuchs nomination came. Thats also why we confirmed so many of his excellent choices in the eighteen months of his administration. So I look forward to another outstanding selection and a thorough and efficient confirmation process. And then in the end well vote to confirm the presidents nominee this fall."

Senator John Cornyn a Republican from Texas is a member of the Senate Finance Intelligence and Judiciary Committees.