Thomas Daschle: “The Senator from Nevada, the distinguish assistant Democratic leader, is right. That record exceeds the record of any…”

“The Senator from Nevada, the distinguish assistant Democratic leader, is right. That record exceeds the record of any predecessor in this period of time. Obviously, the Bush administration has 1 year left before the end of its term. So there is little doubt that they will probably continue to set records with regard to the confirmation of judges. I might add, this is a time when the Democrats were, at least for a period of time, actually in the majority. They have had good cooperation. The four who have not been confirmed have not been confirmed for good reason. Again, we will address the issue of greater numbers and more cooperation this afternoon, as the Senator suggests, with the confirmation of yet another judge.”