Advice Quote by Cindy Hyde-Smith

Under the Constitution, the president, not the Senate, nominates and appoints judges. The Senate has a different role. We must give our advice .

— Orrin Hatch

While the president is to nominate that individual [to Supreme Court], we in the Senate must provide our advice and consent. This function is…

— Mike DeWine

The Senate has a constitutional responsibility to fill vacancies on the Supreme Court, and I take that responsibility very seriously.

— Bill Nelson

Voting on a lifetime appointment to the Supreme Court is one of the most important duties of a U.S. Senator.

— Cindy Hyde-Smith

I'm convinced that our duty to provide advice and consent for justices of the Supreme Court is our most important constitutional responsibility.

— Frank Lautenberg

It is a president's constitutional right to nominate a Supreme Court justice, and it is the Senate's constitutional right to act as a check…

— Mitch McConnell

Let there be no reservation or doubt that I believe the Senate should vote on each and every judicial appointment made by the President…

— Johnny Isakson

Judges are appointed by and with the advice and consent of the Senate. And it is our duty to ask questions on great issues…

— Edward Kennedy

The Constitution gives the president the power to appoint, upon the advice and consent of a majority of the Senate, and it plainly does…

— John Jay Hooker

Having been on the front lines of the confirmation battles involving Chief Justice Roberts and Justice Alito, I know firsthand what is at stake…

— Wendy Long

The Senate should consider a rule ensuring that every judicial nominee receives a vote by the Senate within 180 days of being nominated by…

— Brett Kavanaugh

As the elected representatives of the American people, all the people, nearly 300 million people, that we in the Senate are charged with the…

— Patrick Leahy