Majority Leader Schumer Floor Remarks On The Senate’s Continued Work To Confirm President Biden’s Highly Qualified And Diverse Judicial Nominees

Washington, D.C. – Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) today spoke on the Senate floor on the Senate continued focus on confirming President Biden’s well-qualified judicial nominees. Below are Senator Schumer’s remarks, which can also be viewed here:

Today, the Senate will continue working to confirm more of President Biden’s well-qualified judicial nominees. On Monday, I filed cloture on five more District Court judges. We’ll continue the process of confirming those judges later this morning.

We’ll begin with votes on two District Court judges for the Northern District of New York, Anthony Brindisi and Elizabeth Coombe.

Anthony Brindisi I know well. He is a proud son of Utica and a former member of Congress. I worked closely with him on many issues for Upstate New York, particularly his hometown of Utica, where my dad was raised, so I have a particular affinity there. Anyway, I have a particular affinity for Utica, and Brindisi is a proud son of Utica. He is also an exceptionally qualified attorney whose legal acumen and deep care for the Mohawk Valley – and all of Central New York – will make him an excellent addition to the Northern District.

Beth Coombe has also been a trailblazing prosecutor for her entire career in Albany and Syracuse, the first woman to become a federal criminal chief for the Northern District. I am proud to see her ascend to the federal bench.

After we vote on these judges, we’ll then vote to advance Sarah Davenport to be a District Court judge for the District of New Mexico.

And we’ll keep moving forward with the remaining judges as soon as possible.

Democrats have made confirming President Biden’s well-qualified judges a top priority the last few years. It will remain a top priority until our very last day in the Majority.

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