Well, reclaiming my time, my sense is that this bill will not pass in the other body, and perhaps in this sense it should not pass, and I think it should have passed today. As it is, I am getting some acknowledgment over there on that side. But I think it is extraordinarily important. I cannot stress how important this is. I cannot stress how stressed our courts are as a result of this. It has been very disruptive to the entire district court practice, because the district court judges have actually had to do this in my State and a lot of other jurisdictions that are missing judges and with expired terms. So we have a tremendous judicial problem in this country, and this needs to be acted on immediately. Again, I think bankruptcy is probably going to be a subject for next year. The way it has been handled today, it will not get through the House and Senate. But if it did, the aspect of the judges absolutely has to take the highest priority at the earliest possible time.
On the recordNovember 14, 2002
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Addressing the importance of judicial appointments and the impact on district courts.
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