On the recordSeptember 20, 2012
I am not going to prolong this much, but I would say this: No matter how we try to juggle the numbers, we still have 12 emergencies. I hope my friends on the other side would at least look at some of those emergencies and see if we could get some help for those beleaguered judges out there and the court personnel. It wasn't until May 7 of this year that we were able to vote on our first nominee for this year. They were all from last year that we did before that. I hope everyone understands we have 12 judicial emergencies. If some of these nominations were confirmed, it would take that away and make life for the court system much more fair. Mr. McCONNELL. Madam President, there is no way to spin the math. President Obama has been treated quite fairly every way we look at it. He has certainly met the historical norms with the treatment of Presidents in Presidential years. I rest my case. I yield the floor. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from New York.
