Leader Schumer Floor Remarks On Trump’s Historically Unqualified Nominees Requiring A Historic Level Of Scrutiny

Washington, D.C. – Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) today spoke on the Senate floor on Donald Trump’s historically flawed nominees, and the need for there to be a historic level of scrutiny for them. Below are Senator Schumer’s remarks, which can also be viewed here:

I just listened to my friend, the Majority Leader, speak.

Let me say this: historically bad nominees deserve historic levels of scrutiny.

I saw the Majority Leader bring out a chart again today, comparing the situation right now to past nominees from past administrations.

What he fails to mention is that we have never seen nominees as flawed, as compromised, as unqualified as we have right now. And the Republican senators know that.

So, once again: historically bad nominees deserve a historic level of scrutiny.

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