Political Quotes

“Madam President, as if in legislative session, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to the immediate consideration of Calendar No. 430, S. 4199. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the bill by title. The senior assistant legislative clerk read as follows: A bill (S. 4199) to authorize additional district judges for the district courts and convert temporary judgeships. There being no objection, the Senate proceeded to consider the bill, which was reported from the Committee on the Judiciary with an amendment to strike all after the enacting clause and insert in lieu thereof the following: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Judicial Understaffing Delays Getting Emergencies Solved Act of 2024'' or the ``JUDGES Act of 2024''. SEC. 2. FINDINGS. Congress finds the following: (1) Article III of the Constitution of the United States gives Congress the power to establish judgeships in the district courts of the United States. (2) Congress has not created a new district court judgeship since 2003 and has not enacted comprehensive judgeship legislation since 1990. (3) This represents the longest period of time since district courts of the United States were established in 1789 that Congress has not authorized any new permanent district court judgeships. (4) By the end of fiscal year 2022, filings in the district courts of the United States had increased by 30 percent since the last comprehensive judgeship legislation.…”