Chris Dodd: “Had we not acted, we would be having a very different conversation in this room today.”

I rise today to express my strong support for the nomination of Judge Robert Chatigny to serve on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit. Judge Chatigny is an individual of outstanding character, keen intellect, and extensive…

Maybe we ought to be spending a little more time looking at the relationships at that level.

President Clinton, to his eternal credit in my view, just does not quit on this issue.

But, whether such a temptation is motivated by a noble desire to speed up the legislative process or by pure political expedience, I believe such changes would be unwise. To my fellow Senators who have never served a day in the minority, I…