Court Quote by Cindy Hyde-Smith

No senator's vote, except for the declaration of war or the authorization for the use of force, is more important than the confirmation of…

— Arlen Specter

The Constitution entrusts the Senate with the duty to provide to the President the 'advice and consent' for a lifetime appointment on the United…

— Cindy Hyde-Smith

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

— Bill Nelson

Being entrusted to serve as Alabama's U.S. Senator is a tremendous honor and responsibility.

— Katie Britt

Getting reelected is the most important job every senator thinks he has.

— Rush Limbaugh

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

There is an important role for a United States senator as a check and balance on the president of the United States.

— Cal Cunningham

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

The appointment of senators by the state legislatures . . . is recommended by the double advantage of favoring a select appointment, and of…

— James Madison

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

I have long maintained that voting rights is more important than preserving any Senate procedural rule.

— Raphael Warnock

Serving in the United States Senate has been the greatest privilege of my life.

— Dean Heller