I am confident that Nancy Torresen will serve the people of Maine and our Nation with integrity and excellence.

I would just like to take a moment and note that so far in the 112th Congress the Senate has indeed increased the pace at which district court nominees are being confirmed.

I was just interested in your particular views based on your own particular experiences about how we ensure equal access to justice for all Americans.

I think in voir dire you also have a role in making sure that they are being reviewed, judged as it were, by a jury of their peers.

One of the areas I am most concerned about is intellectual property theft, particularly trade secrets.

I rise today to add my voice to those who have spoken on this Chamber floor this afternoon to express frustration and concern about where we are as our Federal Government seems to be moving inexorably toward a shutdown this evening. As I…

And given the dramatic developments in the last decade in terms of the capacity for storage for e-mail...

The only concern for law enforcement, I think, is not just speed. It is also efficacy.

And at what point does the standard rise to requiring a warrant?

I am both humbled and honored to assume the chair of this subcommittee.

Africa is a continent of tremendous strategic importance to the United States and the world.

I only hope to bring to the table the degree of substance, direction, and drive which made Senator Feingold such a well respected chairman.