U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell | Mitch McConnell Official website
U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell | Mitch McConnell Official website
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) delivered remarks today on the Senate floor concerning judicial nominations.
“I’ve spoken before about the New York Magistrate Judge with a bad habit of engaging in political activism from the bench and lying about it under oath. Unfortunately, the red flags on Judge Netburn’s record aren’t limited to the inappropriate actions she does commit,” McConnell stated.
“There’s also the important work she’s inexplicably chosen to ignore,” he continued.
McConnell referenced concerns raised by family members of victims of September 11th, who recently wrote to members of the Judiciary Committee. “As these loved ones sought a small piece of justice for the lives that terrorist killers had snuffed out, Judge Netburn failed to rule on the unopposed motions they submitted that would have entitled them to participate in the next round of compensation for grieving families,” he said.
Quoting from their letter, McConnell added, “‘We cannot understand how a Magistrate Judge could treat 9/11 family members so callously or so blithely disregard her duties.’”
Addressing another nominee, Nancy Maldonado, McConnell posed a question: “Why on earth do our Democratic colleagues continue to entertain lifetime promotions for nominees with a demonstrated inability to do their job?”
“This sort of gross negligence is damning. It’s disqualifying. And frankly, the Netburn nomination isn’t worth another second of the Judiciary Committee’s time, let alone the Senate’s,” McConnell concluded.
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