I ask for the yeas and nays. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there a sufficient second? There is a sufficient second. The yeas and nays are ordered. The clerk will call the roll. The assistant legislative clerk called the roll.

First, Mr. President, I concur in everything the Senator from North Carolina just said. This is a very good bill. It is a great bill. The Senator from North Carolina has put a lot into this bill over the last couple of years, and we are…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate now proceed to a period of morning business until 7 p.m. with Senators permitted to speak for up to 10 minutes each. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The…

I very much appreciate the gentlelady for yielding to me. I have a few topics I intend to bring up in the subsequent hour. I want to thank the gentlelady for raising this topic and for the significant information that has been delivered…

Mr. Speaker, I move that the House do now adjourn. The motion was agreed to; accordingly (at 9 o'clock and 22 minutes p.m.), under its previous order, the House adjourned until tomorrow, Wednesday, March 12, 2014, at 10 a.m. for…

Mr. Speaker, it is my privilege to be recognized by you and to address you here on the floor of the House of Representatives. I would first like to say I appreciate the gentleladies'--and that is plural--presentation and the breadth of…

I think this is a problem throughout Republican and Democrat administrations, and there is a culture in these administrations to thumb their nose at the Congress.

I wanted to thank you for your leadership on the whistleblower provisions of the False Claims Act.

Congratulations, all of you, and thank you.

If I am fortunate enough to be confirmed by this Committee, by the Senate, I would follow all binding precedent from the Supreme Court and the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals.

But history turned out that you were right in the controversial decision you were involved in the previous time you were before us.

I only wanted to ask Justice White questions.

I find no offense with your approach. And I hope the rest of you do not feel left out.

You have had a distinguished career as Assistant U.S. Attorney, appellate practitioner, commissioner on the U.S. Sentencing Commission, and now as chief judge.

I believe home State support is important in the process, including the Judiciary Committee, as well as the full Senate.

I would hope that my Democrat colleagues would not subject these nominees to any litmus test.

Discrimination remains a widespread social problem.

After yesterday's confirmation votes, the Senate has confirmed 64 lower-court Article III judges during President Obama's second term.