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Chuck Schumer: as most have said, we believe we have been more than fair. We have confirmed 95 percent of the President's judges. As I…

On the recordMay 19, 2005
as most have said, we believe we have been more than fair. We have confirmed 95 percent of the President's judges. As I have said before, if my daughter came home with a 95 on her report card, I would say, great. What some on the other side want to say is this: Only got a 95? Break the rules and get 100. We do not believe in that and would like to exhibit in the most graphic way how we have supported 208 of the 218 judges by doing something very simple--by reading the names of the 208 judges the President has nominated and gotten approved by this Senate. 1. Callie Granade, SD AL 2. Consuelo Callahan, 9th Cir. 3. David Bunning, ED KY 4. Dora Irizarry, USDC ED NY 5. Gary Sharpe, USDC ND NY 6. Henry Hudson, ED VA 7. James Gritzner, SD IA 8. Jeffrey Howard, 1st Circuit 9. John Roberts, DC Circuit 10. Julia S. Gibbons, 6th Cir. 11. Kurt Engelhardt, ED LA 12. Leonard Davis, ED TX 13. Margaret Rodgers, ND FL 14. Michael McConnell, 10th Cir 15. Paul Cassell, UT 16. Ralph Erickson, ND 17. Richard Holwell, SD NY 18. Robert Conrad, WD NC 19. Rosemary M. Collyer, DDC 20. Stanley Chesler, NJ 21. Thomas Phillips, ED TN 22. Walter Kelley, ED VA 23. William Smith, RI 24. C. Ashley Royal, MD GA 25. Clay Land, GA 26. Danny Reeves, ED KY 27. Diane S. Sykes; 7th Circuit 28. Frederick Martone, AZ 29. Henry Floyd, SC 30. James Gardner, ED of PA 31. Jay Zainey, ED LA 32. John Houston, SD CA 33. Judith Herrera USDC D NM 34. Kim Gibson, WD PA 35. Legrome Davis, ED PA 36.…
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