Deb Fischer: “And your response, when it--which I am happy to hear it is a quick response, you shut it down.”

When we look at the reform that took place in 2011, that has been brought up a couple of time here, did any of those changes result in any meaningful change at the pace we are doing nominations currently in the Senate?

Reserving the right to object, could I have the Senator please clarify which bill she called up.

How would the court determine standing in a case like this? Would it depend on what position it would be for, what department it would be in?

We have to differentiate between emergency spending and long-term investment in our national priorities.