America acts with respect for state sovereignty, so we do not claim the right to take strikes wherever we choose.

These individuals have had distinguished legal careers and I am honored to ask them to continue their work as judges on the federal bench.

Katherine brings to the Office of Personnel Management broad experience and a deep commitment to recruiting and retaining a world-class workforce for the American people.

Today, I am honored to nominate this highly respected legal professional as a United States Attorney.

Mr. Chairman, we are privileged to be Members of the single legislative body in the entire world that has the greatest opportunity to actually address the biggest challenge humankind has ever faced: the warming of our tiny planet and the…

The next Commerce Secretary must also work to create a more business-friendly environment.

I am very enthusiastic for Penny's nomination. I have seen her as a voice for business that the President will have to heed.

Should she be confirmed, I hope that Ms. Pritzker will be a strong voice on the President's Cabinet for lowering regulatory burdens, lowering tax rates on businesses large and small, and promoting job creation in the private sector.

I thank Ms. Esty for yielding and for offering this amendment. I have always been a supporter of the Keystone XL pipeline. I have voted for it every time it has come to this floor in any form in which it has come here. This bill, however…

I believe we must have a Cabinet official who is strongly committed to economic expansion, trade promotion, and policies that strengthen our competitiveness.

I thank the chairman for yielding. It's coincidental that here we are talking about the environmental concerns that have been overexaggerated about the Keystone XL pipeline. I stand in strong support of H.R. 3. The President himself has…

I do.

I want to thank the ranking member for yielding. Mr. Chairman, I strongly disagree with the majority side's process of trying to usurp President Obama's authority by immediately approving the Keystone XL pipeline, even before the State…

----``the Interior, and the Army, and the EPA Administrator. In addition, this bill is unnecessary because the Department of State is working right now diligently to complete the permit-decision process for the Keystone XL pipeline. The…

One of the cases the lead counsel in for the SEC involves a fraud action against Sentinel Management Company.

I believe that a good judge is a judge that follows the rule of law so that the parties know what to expect when coming before a judge; that a good judge is also courteous and kind and respectful, shows no bias toward any party; and…

Senator, why do you Senators always pick prosecutors to be judges? You should be more balanced in your approach.

I fully support her nomination and look forward to working with her as she becomes President Obama's Secretary of Commerce.