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“today we continue the process of rebuilding the integrity and independence of the Justice Department by confirming the nomination of Mark R. Filip to be the new Deputy Attorney General, the number two position at the Department of Justice, who acts as the Attorney General in the absence of the Attorney General. Regrettably, this important nomination has been stalled for over a month due to the bad faith of the Bush-Cheney administration in failing to process Democratic recommendations to independent boards and commissions, and Senate Republicans' rejection of up-or-down votes on nominations to the Federal Election Commission. I commend the majority leader for his efforts to resolve this impasse. I also thank him for agreeing with me to allow the Filip nomination to proceed at this time. It is a demonstration of good faith on his part and I thank him. I strongly support the majority leader in his efforts to make progress by calling up Judge Filip's nomination today.”