Here we are several weeks after the President announced his nominee and nothing has really changed. All the money and the consultants in the world arent going to change the fact that the American people are going to have their say.
Texas Insider Report: WASHINGTON D.C. -- In a speech on the Senate floor today U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) said Senate Republicans remain committed to their promise to give voters a say in who will nominate the next Supreme Court Justice. Excerpts of his remarks are below and video can be found
here.
It was great to be back home and to spend some time talking to the people who I work for about the challenges facing our country and what we have been doing in the United States Senate to try to address those."
Yesterday was a good example of that productivity. We passed a trademark enforcement piece of legislation."
Previously we passed legislation recently the Comprehensive Addiction Recovery Act to deal with this crisis involving opioid or prescription drug painkillers that are being abused around the country."
As I was talking to my constituents back home I was glad to hear one thing no matter what part of the state that I was traveling in: It was an appreciation for the decision weve made to give the voters a voice on who makes the next lifetime appointment to the Supreme Court. Texans want to have a say in who replaces Justice Scalia on our nations highest court and I believe that their voice should be heard."
The Administration and their liberal allies are now trying to basically throw everything but the kitchen sink to try to stop the American people from getting a voice in this matter."
Theyre spending millions of dollars on TV advertising theyve hired consultants and theyve found some sympathetic allies in the media to criticize us."
But here we are several weeks after the President announced his nominee and nothing has really changed. All the money and the consultants in the world arent going to change the fact that the American people are going to have their say."
We remain committed to the idea that this vacancy should be filled by the next President. I want to be clear that the American people do deserve a voice here and we will make sure that they are heard."
