Charles Schumer Vote Quotations

Sen. Graham and I do not think it would be appropriate to vote on this bill while the president is there, so we have agreed to delay the vote,

Because of that risk and its enormous consequences for generations of Americans, I cannot vote yes, ... I must reluctantly cast my vote against confirmation.

I think, if you were to hold the vote today, she would not get a majority, either in the Judiciary Committee or on the floor,

If you held the vote today, she would not get a majority either in the Judiciary Committee or the floor, ... there are one or two who said they'd support her as of now.

The vote is a shot across the bow in terms of the Justice Department and how it conducts itself, in terms of upcoming Supreme Court nominations, and the push-and-pull within the Bush administration. Will it be bipartisan or will it be pulled to the right?

The evidence before us makes it hard for us to vote yes.