For Immediate Release
Office of the Press Secretary
September 4, 2003
President's Statement on Miguel Estrada
Statement by the President
In Focus: Judicial Nominations
It is with regret that, at the request of Miguel Estrada, I have
today withdrawn his nomination to the United States Court of Appeals
for the D.C. Circuit. I understand and respect his decision, and wish
Mr. Estrada and his family the best.
Mr. Estrada received disgraceful treatment at the hands of 45
United States Senators during the more than two years his nomination
was pending. Despite his superb qualifications and the wide bipartisan
support for his nomination, these Democrat Senators repeatedly blocked
an up-or-down vote that would have led to Mr. Estrada's confirmation.
The treatment of this fine man is an unfortunate chapter in the
Senate's history.
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