Thank you, Senator Kyl.

Thank you particularly Senator Durbin for chairing this hearing and for recommending me to the President for nomination.

I think it really goes to what I think one of the most important characteristics of a good judge is, and that is humility.

the warrant requirement of the Fourth Amendment applied.

Well, thank you very much. It has been my pleasure to meet some of the members of your families, and I know that they are proud of your achievement in reaching this point.

Repeating briefly what I said earlier, the process to this point for all four nominees has involved extensive investigation, interrogation, a lot of questionnaires, which I am sure they got very tired of filling out, that led them to this…

Senator Kirk and I each have established a bipartisan process with screening committees that are bipartisan in nature.

My pursuit was not winning or losing. It was simply justice.

Thank you for being here today, and this Committee will stand adjourned.

I treat every litigant the way--every litigant, every party, the way I wanted to be treated when I practiced law.

You joined with the majority of your court in holding this warrantless search was not constitutional, the view later upheld by the United States Supreme Court.

Why do you keep picking prosecutors? Aren't there any criminal defense lawyers who could be judges?

I think judicial temperament is an absolutely critical criteria that a judge must possess.

I believe that one of the most important things that we do in the Senate is the confirmation of judges, the process of selecting people with the right temperament and qualifications.

we should not restrain newspapers from saying things; in general, speech is, as Justice Brandeis once said, the great disinfectant.

I listened to the speech just given by the Republican leader of the Senate. He expresses a sentiment Americans share; that it is time for us to work together in the Senate and the House, across the board in Washington, and solve the…

last week, I had the opportunity to visit two island nations near our shores, Cuba and Haiti. Each is facing enormous problems--in Cuba, how to reform a Communist dictatorship of over half a century into a modern democratic member of the…

I ask unanimous consent that the Presiding Officer of the Senate be authorized to appoint a committee on the part of the Senate to join a like committee on the part of the House of Representatives to escort the President of the United…

I suggest the absence of a quorum. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. The clerk will call the roll. The legislative clerk proceeded to call the roll. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. The Senator from Georgia.

I ask unanimous consent that the committee-reported amendment be agreed to and be considered original text for the purposes of further amendment; that the Klobuchar-Johnson of Wisconsin-Franken amendment, which is at the desk, be agreed…

I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to the consideration of Calendar No. 264, S. 1134. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the bill by title. The legislative clerk read as follows: A bill (S. 1134) to authorize the St…

I ask unanimous consent that the Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee be discharged from further consideration of H.R. 3237 and the Senate proceed to its immediate consideration. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is…

I ask unanimous consent that the text of the bill be printed in the Record. There being no objection, the text of the bill was ordered to be printed in the Record, as follows: S. 2032 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of…

we have been gone for 6 weeks or so. It is great to see our colleagues back here. A lot of things have been exchanged about what we did back home during the break, but the focal point of most conversations on the floor this evening has…

here is what I suggest to the Senator from Texas. Senator Wyden and Senator Moran already asked for time. I only ask for 3 minutes to speak about Senator Kirk, and then I will turn it over to them. I will not speak at length. After they…