I have been on this Committee now just for a few Congresses, been a Senator for about 10 years.

If you cut him, he bleeds Jersey.

Sir, as my wise counsel, Chuck Schumer, is known throughout the land, first and foremost for his humility and deference.

I always defer first to the senior Senator of the great State.

These are not just any two candidates. They are better than any Broadway hit.

I always say, we defer to the President.

They continued to give him plaudits, like describing him as a public servant, a very strong moral character.

We have had qualified African-American women for generations, but this is the first time we have seen them now going on to our Federal bench at this number.

This is not a routine hearing. It is really one that affirms our commitment to the judiciary.

I continue to reserve the balance of my time because they have more time on their side.

I continue to reserve the balance of my time until we are prepared to close.

On that I demand the yeas and nays. The yeas and nays were ordered. The vote was taken by electronic device, and there were--yeas 331, nays 97, not voting 6, as follows: [Roll No. 31] YEAS--331 Aderholt Alford Allen Allred Amodei Armstrong…

I am prepared to close, and I yield myself the balance of my time. Mr. Speaker, I find myself compelled to point out that listening to Republican arguments today, you would think that they have been sacred stewards of the SPR, and that…

May I inquire how much time remains on both sides. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman from New Jersey has 5\1/2\ minutes remaining. The gentlewoman from Washington has 11\1/2\ minutes remaining.

I thank the chairwoman for yielding. We are proud of you, and I look forward to working with you. You guys have got to be kidding me. Seriously? You were in control. You had the House. You had the Senate. You had the Presidency. If you…

Two women spoke at a pregnancy care center dinner I attended in New Jersey. Both women were effusive in their thanks that the director had approached them in absolute kindness and empathy as they were literally walking from the parking lot…

I thank my good friend for yielding, and I thank Ann Wagner for authoring this important legislation. Madam Speaker, in a Florida abortion clinic, Sycloria Williams delivered a live baby girl at 23 weeks. The clinic owner took the baby…

I rise because I am appalled that this is how my Republican colleagues have chosen to start this majority. It appears that actually legislating is too great a challenge for my colleagues, who have no apparent plan to address the real…