I was not surprised that the Georgia Senators submitted Judge Lopezs name to the White House for consideration to the Federal district court. After recommending him to the White House. it is unfortunate that the junior Senator from Georgia is now blocking his nomination because of Judge Lopezs membership on the board of directors for the Georgia Association of Latino Elected Officials. This nonpartisan organizations mission "is to increase civic engagement and leadership of the Latino/Hispanic community across Georgia." But some conservatives have focused only on the fact that the organization supported common sense immigration reformsomething that a bipartisan majority of this body supported when we passed comprehensive immigration reform in 2013. I have long noted that I do not vote to confirm individuals to the bench because I expect to agree with all of their views. My standard is whether the nominee would be the kind of independent judge who would be fair and impartial.
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