Frist

Today:

I appreciate Senator Reid’s willingness to give Mr. Griffith a fair up or down vote. Mr. Griffith has been waiting for almost a year for this basic courtesy. In fact today marks 4 years since the first of these highly qualified nominees began waiting for the civility of a vote.

This is a first step but there are 7 other highly qualified nominees who have been filibustered in the 108th Congress who deserve an up or down vote as well. I remain committed to this fundamental principle and the return to 214 years of Senate tradition.

However:

Bill Frist (TN)

SENATOR FRIST’S RECORD:

• Voted to filibuster one Clinton judicial nominee: Richard Paez.

• Voted to indefinitely postpone a vote on Richard Paez’s nomination, after the Republican filibuster was broken by a cloture vote to end debate.