Byron Dorgan: “If I might, Mr. President, with the consent of the Senator from Mississippi, observe, he deserves commendation for…”

“If I might, Mr. President, with the consent of the Senator from Mississippi, observe, he deserves commendation for getting some of these judgeships moving. He did work on them very hard. I will just say, I don't think we have done as well as we did 2 years ago. It is true, 50 were left, but we cleared far more 2 years ago, 4 years ago, 6 years ago. The reason so many were left is they were submitted late. The fact is, I don't think we have done as good a job as I think we should for the Judiciary. We tried hard not only to get a CR passed but also clear some of these judges on the Calendar, as well as those awaiting action by the Judiciary Committee. I appreciate the Senator yielding.”