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I hope that as you serve the people of the Ninth Circuit in this role, assuming that you are confirmed, that you will not view with equanimity efforts that deprive people of access to the jury, given its core constitutional role.
I will ask unanimous consent that Chairman Leahy's statement in support of your nomination be incorporated into the record.
Let me congratulate you on your period of service to our country.
Would it be fair to characterize your answer as saying that as a judicial matter the opinion of foreign governments carries no weight?
I think you've acquitted yourself very well in this hearing and I look forward to supporting your nomination as we go forward.
I would highlight, emphasize, and double underline what Senator Grassley warned you about the importance of prompt answers.
It is interesting to me, as a Senator from a small New England State, to hear some of the discussion from my western colleagues...
Yes, I am. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Clerk will report the motion to recommit. The Clerk read as follows: Mr. Cicilline moves to recommit the bill H.R. 2273 to the Committee on Energy and Commerce with instructions to report the same…
Mr. Speaker, on that I demand the yeas and nays. The yeas and nays were ordered. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to clause 9 of rule XX, the Chair will reduce to 5 minutes the minimum time for any electronic vote on the question of…
Mr. Speaker, this is the final amendment to this bill. It will obviously not result in any delay. Once this amendment is acted upon, we will immediately consider the bill. Mr. Speaker, the people of the First Congressional District in…
I have a motion to recommit at the desk, Mr. Speaker. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is the gentleman opposed to the bill?
Madam Speaker, I rise in strong opposition to this dangerous legislation, the so-called Protect Life Act, which will, in fact, endanger the lives of women. With only 23 legislative days remaining in this session before the end of the year…
Mr. President, I am here to speak about what is currently an unpopular topic in this town. It has become no longer politically correct in certain circles in Washington to speak about climate change or carbon pollution or how carbon…
Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent to speak in morning business for 15 minutes. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. Without objection, it is so ordered. ____________________
Mr. President, today I am introducing legislation for the creation of the John H. Chafee Blackstone River Valley National Historical Park, along with my colleagues from Rhode Island and Massachusetts, Senators Whitehouse, Kerry, and Scott…
Mr. President, since World War II the United States has traded away American jobs in the name of foreign policy by entering into bilateral and multilateral trade agreements. With a 9.1 percent national unemployment rate, 14 million…
Madam Speaker, I rise today in strong support of all three free trade agreements we will be voting on this evening. This is a great day. We are talking about, with the passage of these free trade agreements, approximately 250,000 new jobs…