He would not be alive today, were it not for his attorney, who begged him not to give up at the very end.

I appreciate the timely scheduling of this hearing and the progress we are making.

I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to executive session to consider the following nominations: Calendar Nos. 670, 673, 674, 675, 676, 677, 678, and all nominations on the Secretary's desk in the Air Force, Army, Marine Corps…

if there is no further business to come before the Senate, I ask unanimous consent that it adjourn under the previous order. There being no objection, the Senate, at 6:13 p.m., adjourned until Wednesday, March 12, 2014, at 9:30 a.m…

I ask unanimous consent the Senate proceed to the immediate consideration of S. Res. 378, submitted earlier today by Senator Coats and myself. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the resolution by title. The assistant legislative…

before the final statement, I wish to give a special thanks to those clerks, pages, Capitol Police, doorkeepers, and so many others for the extra work they put in during the early morning hours as the Senate went virtually all night. I…

at 10:30 a.m. there will be a series of up to six rollcall votes on the confirmation of the McHugh, Leitman, Levy, Michelson, Parker, and Raskin nominations. Upon disposition of the Raskin nomination, the Senate will begin consideration of…

I ask unanimous consent to yield back the time. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. All time is yielded back. The cloture motion having been presented under rule XXII, the Chair directs the clerk to read the motion…

Thank you for being here today, and special thanks should be given to your two Senators, Senators Isakson and Chambliss.

One of the questions asked of you by Senator Kirk... was about a constitutional amendment, the Tenth Amendment, the role of the Federal Government, the role of the States.

Thanks a lot, Senator Klobuchar.

It is not often that the Senate gets a do-over. And in your case, it is long overdue.

I think the message that I would hope, if I were fortunate enough to be confirmed, is that I would provide a courtroom that was a forum where anyone, regardless of background, ethnicity, wealth, what have you, would receive a fair and full…

Thank you very much.

I believe that Ms. Yandle will be preceded by Nancy Rosenstengel, whose nomination is currently pending on the Senate floor.

What are your thoughts on that?

I am pleased that she has been nominated here before the Committee today, and I am going to work with my colleagues to move her name through the confirmation process.

I understand the role of a legislator and a politician, trying to measure your constituents and what they want against what you believe is right.

Thank you very much, Delegate Norton. We appreciate your coming over to our side of the Rotunda.

I think if a judge is actively involved, has rule 16 hearings, watch out for what is happening on case management, roll up his or her sleeves and decide motions immediately or shortly after they are filed, that those cases can proceed and…

We have in Illinois something known as the Illinois Innocence Project, which has successfully found many cases where people were wrongly convicted.

Thank you, Senator Landrieu.

we have passed out of this Committee, now pending on the floor, the Smarter Sentencing Act, which is going to address that not just for you but for all Federal judges in the future.

the Federal prison population has increased 500 percent in the last 30 years

So let me ask you about the other side of that coin, the arbitration process, where many people may not even realize that they have signed away, in many contractual relationships, their right to go to court.