Chuck Schumer

Bolten replacing Card -- is simply rearranging the deck chairs on the Titanic. If the White House is looking to change course, they picked the wrong person to toss overboard.

Before he leaves the Chamber, I wish to thank my colleague from Virginia. I am not sure we see exactly eye to eye on this proposal, but no one doubts the sincerity, the integrity, and the intelligence and fervor with which our chairman of…

A simple 30-day cooling off period without the full 45-day review that should have been done from the beginning is not adequate. If the president were to voluntarily institute the review and delay the contract, that would obviate the need…

Would it be possible to ask unanimous consent for an additional 2 minutes? I also ask unanimous consent that an additional 2 minutes be given to the other side. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. Is there an objection?

Larry King is next, his guest Senator Sam Brownback and Chuck Schumer on the Alito hearings.

I understand. Right now we have support for 3 months. It is something that could probably be negotiated. My point is, we should extend it.

Well, it is something I would consider. I think 1 month would be--right now we have support--

It is only an additional 3 or 4 minutes. We have 8\1/2\ left, so it would be an additional 5.

She said no, she had not. She said, Nobody knows my views on Roe v. Wade. She said, No one can speak for me on Roe v. Wade.

Yes. She is a detailee from the Department of Justice. We have detailees on the Judiciary Committee.

I believe she is going to be here for the next year and a half. I could ask for the next year.

First, I would like to request unanimous consent to grant floor privileges for the remainder of this Congress for Tovah Calderon, a detailee from the Department of Justice, who is currently serving on my Judiciary Committee staff.

It could have been worse.

Chuck Schumer the Democrat, liberal senator from New York.

The National Waterborne Disease Recognition and Disaster Preparedness Program based at the Arnot Ogden Medical Center is uniquely situated to address these challenges. This program will assist Federal disaster response efforts by providing…

The bottom line is that his removal from the scene is a good thing. But given the allegations that he padded his resume in a serious way, I don't think he should stay as head of FEMA.

Supreme Court justices have enormous power. With the flick of a pen, they can change our lives on issues like civil rights, and women's rights, and environment, and workers' rights, and what corporations can and cannot do.

If my colleague from New Hampshire would yield, I also withdrew amendment No. 1183, as per our agreement.

We would expect the president to maintain the critical balance of the court that Justice O'Connor fought so long and hard for by nominating a consensus, mainstream nominee.

I am. I do not have that much to say, and we limited the time. I do not want to finish before Senator Kyl gets here. His staff has told him to get here. I guess I can talk about a lot of different subjects until he gets here.

The amendment I am going to offer--there is a friendly second degree that Senator Kyl and I have agreed to. As I understand it, Senator Domenici and his staff know of the Kyl amendment and approve of it. Senator Kyl is on his way. If my…

I have a technical modification to the amendment. There was a drafting problem. I would like to modify the amendment.

First, we are only calling for 60 million barrels, at max, to be used. There are 700 million barrels there. Second, this is a swap, which is what was done before. So within 6 months, with presumably the price lower, the amount of oil would…

Great. I will try to keep my remarks brief because I have spoken about it before.

Maybe under the chairman's leadership--if the chairman will yield--we should add that wonderful amendment to this bill and pass it right now.