I rise today in continued support of Steve Grasz's nomination to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit. Some of those who have been attacking Mr. Grasz have claimed that he doesn't have the character or the temperament to treat…

I urge all of my colleagues to listen to all of the Nebraskans, again, of all backgrounds and across the partisan spectrum, as they have urged us to confirm Mr. Grasz today. Thank you. I suggest the absence of a quorum. The PRESIDING…

I rise today in support of the nomination of Steve Grasz to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit. One of the most important things this Senate has done this year and will do for the remainder of the year--and, in fact, well…

Steve's reputation for honesty and integrity and decency have earned him bipartisan support across Nebraska. I am a bit sad in that, when I got here to Washington, this nomination took a bit more of a partisan turn before the committee…

today the Judiciary Committee had the opportunity to advance the nomination of Steve Grasz, one of the foremost appellate attorneys in the State of Nebraska, and I would like to make one brief comment about that. The Judiciary Committee…

I ask for the yeas and nays. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there a sufficient second? There appears to be a sufficient second. The question is on agreeing to the motion. The clerk will call the roll. The assistant bill clerk called the roll.

the consideration of Federal judges with lifetime appointments is perhaps the most important and long-lasting work this body will do between now and the end of the year. Every Senator--Republican and Democrat--took an oath to perform this…

I would just like to associate myself with your comments, sir, in praising the ranking member. Senator Reed went through a long list of people who have gotten the NDAA across the finish line for more than half a century in a row. As a…

I rise on the floor with a simple message. We should completely dispel with the fiction that the American Bar Association is a fair and impartial arbiter of facts. This is a sad reality, but it is the reality. Let's back up. We in this…

Mr. President are you recanting of the oath you took on January 20th to preserve, protect and defend the first amendment?

I actually think the innovation of some of the stuff you have proposed for the big three going forward is quite interesting.

the speed and pace of data aggregation and collection should push the Congress to have some real hard discussions about data ownership