Byron Dorgan: “Probably the top 100. Moving judges is just something we should do. It is not a case that we are not moving judges. That…”

“Probably the top 100. Moving judges is just something we should do. It is not a case that we are not moving judges. That is, in my judgment, a false charge. If we are talking about what are the priorities, what is the urgency today on Wednesday, first, as Senator McCain said, the urgency is an aviation security bill; second is an antiterrorism bill that has been worked on and largely agreed to; and third, we ought to finish the appropriations bills. We have a responsibility to do that. The Senator from Idaho is not wrong about energy being a significant issue. It is an issue. I agree with that. I talked today about the commercial airlines and their component part of this economy and their important part of this economy. So, too, is energy. We will not have any economy without energy. I do not disagree with the notion that energy is a significant issue. I would not necessarily say Senator Daschle has the burden of making it third. We have to do the appropriations bills before we do the energy bill. If we can get rid of a few of the objections, we can move these things quickly. There is no reason we should not pass an aviation security bill and send it to the President by tomorrow night. We can pass it today and resolve our differences with the House and move it to the President. There is no reason we cannot do that for this country. We should do that. The antiterrorism bill I think is about completed. There is no reason we cannot do that as well.”