Michael Mukasey

09/17/2007 -- WASHINGTON D.C. – Senator John Kerry issued the following statement today, in response to President Bush’s nomination of Judge Michael Mukasey to be the nation’s 81st Attorney General.

“It’s welcome news that the White House seems to have listened to Americans who are tired of being divided along ideological lines, and appears to have chosen in Judge Mukasey someone without a lot of the partisan baggage that has tarnished the last two attorney generals in this administration,” Kerry said.    » read more »

September 17, 2007 -- [Washington, D.C.] – The Senate Assistant Majority Leader Dick Durbin (D-IL) today released the following statement on the nomination of Micahel Mukasey for U.S. Attorney General:

"On this 220th anniversary of the signing of the United States Constitution, we should recall the important role the Attorney General plays in defending the sanctity of this foundational document. The American people will not tolerate another Attorney General who defends torture, warrantless surveillance, and the politicization of the Department of Justice. "    » read more »

September 17, 2007 -- WASHINGTON, DC— Today, Senator Edward M. Kennedy released the following statement in response to President Bush’s nomination of Judge Michael Mukasey for the Attorney General of the United States.    » read more »

September 17, 2007 -- "I look forward to learning more about Judge Mukasey's views during his confirmation hearings.

Our next Attorney General must respect the Constitution and the rule of law, and it is my hope that during his confirmation hearings Judge Mukasey demonstrates that he will continue his years of able public service to restore these principles to the Department of Justice."

Source: Senator Hillary Clinton

September 17, 2007 -- WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senator Barack Obama (D-IL) made the following statement on the nomination of Judge Michael Mukasey to replace Alberto Gonzales as Attorney General:

"By all accounts, Judge Mukasey has had a distinguished legal career, and he appears to have the qualifications to be Attorney General," Senator Obama said. "However, we need more than qualifications and technical competence.    » read more »

September 17, 2007 -- WASHINGTON, DC — Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid made the following statement today in response President Bush’s nomination of Michael B. Mukasey as the next Attorney General:    » read more »

September 17, 2007 -- U.S. Senator Arlen Specter (R-Pa), ranking member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, today made the following comments regarding the nomination of Judge Michael Mukasey to serve as Attorney General.

Below is a transcript of Senator Specter’s press conference:

SPECTER:

It is my hope that the Judiciary Committee and the Senate will move promptly on the confirmation proceedings as to Judge Michael Mukasey.    » read more »

September 17, 2007 -- Washington, DC – Former Chairman and senior member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, Senator Joseph R. Biden, Jr. (D-DE) issued the following statement after President Bush officially announced his nomination of Judge Michael Mukasey for Attorney General:    » read more »

September 17, 2007 -- Washington, D.C. – Speaker Nancy Pelosi released the following statement today on President Bush’s nomination of retired federal Judge Michael B. Mukasey for U.S. Attorney General:

“The President today nominated a former federal judge with a distinguished career to be the next attorney general.    » read more »

September 17, 2007 -- MR. FRATTO: Hi, it's Tony Fratto. Just as a reminder, this is a background call, the sourcing is a senior administration official -- just anticipating the question as to why we're doing this call on background, let your editors know that the reason is to not detract from the President's quotes, his on-the-record quotes from the announcement we just had.    » read more »

September 17, 2007 -- THE PRESIDENT: Good morning. I'm pleased to announce my nomination of Judge Michael Mukasey to be the 81st Attorney General of the United States. Judge, thank you for agreeing to serve.

The Attorney General serves as our nation's chief law enforcement officer. The Attorney General has an especially vital role to play in a time of war, when we face the challenges -- and we face the challenge of protecting our people on a daily basis from deadly enemies, while at the same time protecting our freedom.    » read more »