Chris Coons

I want to start by just thanking you for your remarkable leadership as Secretary of State.

I want to thank Senator Menendez for chairing this critically important hearing and to thank you, Secretary Clinton, for testifying today.

I thank you for being here today and congratulate you on your nominations, and I know I share the wish of all of you and your families that you might proceed swiftly to consideration by the full Senate.

And a reminder to those of us who serve in Congress to draw what lines we draw with precision and clarity.

I will not engage everyone on it now, but I would certainly be interested in following up with you on that.

It is my only hope that the Senate could begin to model that behavior of being fair, prompt, and decisive.

I might ask one question that gives an opportunity for each of you to reflect on some of the balance between your previous service and the service on which we hope you are about to embark as judges in our federal system.

This hearing is an important step in the process of filling some of these many vacancies.

I am pleased we have been able to move so quickly in this new Congress to convene this hearing today.

This is a historically high number for the beginning of a President's second term.

Today, as we begin the 113th Congress, there are 83 vacancies in our judiciary.

We now turn to Senator Gillibrand, who will speak in support of Analisa Torres.

I encourage any Members who are here for introduction who need to do so to feel comfortable excusing yourselves.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman, for your time and for your consideration of Raymond Moore.

I wish to commend Senator Murray before she leaves the floor for her tireless dedication to America's Armed Forces, for her commitment to our veterans and her passion for addressing their very real and very human needs, and for bringing…

If there is no further business to come before the Senate, I ask unanimous consent the Senate adjourn under the previous order. There being no objection, the Senate, at 6:57 p.m., adjourned until Thursday, December 13, 2012, at 9:30 a.m.

There will be up to two rollcall votes at noon tomorrow. ____________________

It's time to finally and fully implement these plans.

Given the gravity of this threat and the mounting casualty toll, the current pace of activity by the Pakistani Government is not acceptable.

Each one of these deaths is a tragedy and it's important that we honor and acknowledge the enormous sacrifices that Pakistanis have made in the struggle against violent extremism in their own country.

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The U.S. has a moral obligation to act immediately if there's concrete proof Syrian troops have loaded chemical weapons that are ready to be launched.

They have succeed in scaring the parents who homeschool their children all over this country. My own office has gotten dozens of calls and letters demanding that I vote against this convention. As a matter of international law and as a…

The developments of the last year, nearly 2 years, have been very upsetting, disturbing, troubling.