We will have had far more courts of appeals judges than I think have ever been, or I can remember going through in a President's first year in office. We are going way beyond what the Senate usually does. It is certainly a much faster pace than the Senate has had in the last 4, 5, 6 years. If we can slow down a little bit the things that are happening around here--anthrax, September 11, all the things we wish we did not have--if the chairman of the committee could deal with just a few less death threats--not from my friend from Oklahoma.
Patrick Leahy: “We will have had far more courts of appeals judges than I think have ever been, or I can remember going through in a…”
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Discussing the pace of judicial nominations and related challenges during Senate proceedings.
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