On the recordMay 11, 2016
Mr. President, reserving the right to object. On the Executive Calendar, there is a queue of judges who have come out of the Judiciary Committee and are ready for floor action. By my count, along that queue, the two Pennsylvania judges my distinguished colleague refers to are Nos. 9 and 10; Senator Jack Reed's and my Rhode Island judge is No. 8. We would very much like to enter into an agreement where these judges start to be moved in regular order--as we often say we like around here--through the queue, as is the tradition in the Senate, so we can get them all cleared. The senior Senator from Pennsylvania, Mr. Casey, as the junior Senator mentioned, came here to move a larger block. I would not object to this request if it were amended to include all 10 of those judges on the Executive Calendar, down to and including the two Pennsylvania judges to whom my distinguished colleague refers. That would be Calendar Nos. 307, 357, 358, 359, 362, 363, 364, the all-important 459 from Rhode Island, and 460 and 461. So if the Senator from Pennsylvania would amend his unanimous consent request to accommodate that, then I would not object. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Will the Senator so modify the request? The majority leader. Mr. McCONNELL. I object. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Objection is heard.
