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WASHINGTON—U.S. Sen. John Cornyn, a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, made the following statement Wednesday regarding the Senate Majority’s obligation to confirm federal judicial nominees: “The Senate majority party has made promises and commitments on judges, yet continually fails to live up to its word. We will hold them accountable and make sure they act on the pending judicial nominations. “Many exceptionally well-qualified nominees have been blocked for far too long, like Peter Keisler who has been waiting 700 days for an up-or-down vote. The majority party’s record of confirming judicial nominees is at historically low levels. This is unfair to the nominees, harmful to the federal judiciary and an abdication of the Senate’s constitutional duty. It is becoming increasingly clear that the majority party is interested more in rhetoric than working in good faith to confirm judicial nominees. They are attempting to run out the clock in hopes of a Democratic President appointing hard left, judicial activists in 2009. We will not let this happen.” Sen. Cornyn serves on the Armed Services, Judiciary and Budget Committees. In addition, he is Vice Chairman of the Senate Select Committee on Ethics. He serves as the top Republican on the Judiciary Committee’s Immigration, Border Security and Refugees subcommittee and the Armed Services Committee’s Airland subcommittee. He served previously as Texas Attorney General, Texas Supreme Court Justice, and Bexar County District Judge.