[Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 176 (Tuesday, October 31, 2017)]
[Senate]
[Page S6893]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]



                       Nomination of Joan Larsen

  Ms. Eid is not the only nominee up for consideration who would leave 
working Americans out in the cold. Michigan Supreme Court Justice Joan 
Larsen, who has been nominated to serve on the Sixth Circuit Court of 
Appeals, voted again and again to block injured plaintiffs from having 
their cases heard. Giant companies and millionaires liked her so much 
that they spent over half a million dollars to get her elected to the 
Michigan Supreme Court. And why wouldn't they? Now she is going to be 
elevated to a lifetime appointment on the Federal bench, and that is a 
pretty good return on their investment.
  Yes, these judicial nominees have bent over backward to help the 
wealthy and the well-connected escape accountability, but that is only 
half of the story. Trump nominees have a very different view of what 
justice means for individuals who lack the money or the resources to 
pay high-powered legal teams or to pay political campaigns to influence 
judge decisions and judge selection.