Patrick Leahy: “I am always happy for the cooperation of the Senator from Pennsylvania, and I do compliment him on the two judges who…”

“I am always happy for the cooperation of the Senator from Pennsylvania, and I do compliment him on the two judges who will be confirmed today, recommended by him, and his efforts to get a consensus for them. I am well aware we can have dueling press conferences. I have mentioned a number of courts of appeals judges were heard out of order at the request of Republican Senators, and I am sure if some of those same Senators were then to speak of the fact that some of the judges, their own nominees especially, were heard ahead of others, that they would see delicious irony in that. I know we are supposed to recess. I yield the floor.”