I do believe, and I tried, in my private practice, in particular, to honor the commitment to pro bono work.
I particularly want to thank Senator Sessions for accommodating the fact that we could take two appellate court judges in one hearing, becau...
Does empathy have any role to play here?
Just to underscore that one point, there are five vacancies on the fourth circuit. The second circuit has four vacancies.
I want to give you an opportunity to talk a little bit about how important judicial ethics is in your life as a judge.
We can take the resources that we have and, with proper planning, use them more effectively and efficiently.
I don't want this moment to go by without acknowledging what you all have accomplished. It has been just short of extraordinary.
That is very significant because basically what you are saying is in those urgent situations, first of all, you try to prevent them;
I guess that is a good step in the right direction of that effectiveness and efficiency that I talked about just a moment ago,
I want to, first of all, thank you for what you have been able to accomplish in a few months.
Particularly in this economic climate, bureaucratic delays that may threaten a mariner's ability to work are completely unacceptable.
But we also need to keep in mind, as Ms. Klobuchar has so eloquently stated, where we have come from.
If we are moving in the right direction, we need to say that so the American People will be clear on that.
our Country is embarrassingly far behind in the development of a modern high speed rail system.
We can have all the opportunity, but if people cannot get the bonding to do the programs, they might as well not have the opportunities.
I would like to come down and visit, just to observe, if you don't mind.
Let me just move on to another subject very quickly.
When do you expect they will be all up, though? I guess that is what I am trying to get to.
