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Republican Senate Majority leader Bill Frist says he’s “made it clear what the principle is, a fair up-or-down vote.”
Republican Senator Bill Frist joined an unsuccessful Republican filibuster in 2000 to block Richard Paez, a Clinton nominee.

Democratic Senator Tom Harkin recently said of the filibuster, “for more than two centuries… it has been essential to America’s system of checks and balances.”
Democratic Senator Tom Harkin in 1995 said the filibuster “was a relic of the ancient past” and that he was interested in “slaying the filibuster dinosaur.”

Democratic Senator Frank Lautenberg called the filibuster “an American tradition.”
Democratic Senator Frank Lautenberg voted for a 1995 bill sponsored by Tom Harkin that would disallow filibustering of judicial nominees.

Democratic Senator Charles Schumer of New York said that Democrats are using the filibuster to stand up for “our precious system of checks and balances.”
Democratic Senator Charles Schumer said of the Republican stalling tactics on Clinton’s nominees that they were making a “mockery of the constitution” and that the Senate had a constitutional mandate to vote on nominees.

Republican Senator Orrin Hatch recently said, “What’s wrong with taking a vote up or down? The Senate can’t confirm nominees if senators can’t vote on them!”
Republican Senator Orrin Hatch was Judiciary Committee chairman during the Clinton Era. During that time he changed the panel rules to allow either senator from the home state of the judicial nominee to file a “blue slip” that effectively put the nomination on hold.
Republican Senator Orrin Hatch changed the rules again when Bush became president. Now it takes both senators from the nominee’s home state to file a blue slip.

Much of the above list was culled from this Knight Ridder article by Dick Polman. It’s a good read.