The Chairman will schedule a hearing for a nominee only after thorough review of a nominee's preliminary information. Obviously, this is a long process, as it must be. After all, these are lifetime appointments.

The level of controversy is a lot different here.

I will support the Chairman in maintaining the decorum.

The very point of the article or this section of the article--this was the same article, I should point out, that was criticizing the Court for a ruling that heard disability rights.

I fully expect to be supporting your nomination on the floor.

It is deplorable, when I go around the rest of the world and see people literally die, literally die to have a chance to vote.

Democracy only works if everybody can feel that it is a fair election.

I can assure you that the Democrats in the Senate want to move forward quickly.

Will you assure us that you will look into and fully and honestly investigate the complaints of African-Americans and Hispanics?

Thank you, Miss Holbrook.

I ask unanimous consent that article be printed in the Record.

I urge all Members to keep in mind the necessity to have a strong sense of history in whatever position they take on this matter

I urge all Members to keep in mind the necessity to have a strong sense of history in whatever position they take on this matter.

I ask unanimous consent to have printed in the Record an excellent article written in Sunday's Washington Post by Professor Sunstein, entitled Impeachment?

I believe Members will be wise to take the time to read an op-ed piece written by former President Gerald Ford from the New York Times on Sunday, October 4.

I come to the floor today to speak about the responsibility of Congress considering the referral from Kenneth Starr

I ask unanimous consent to speak in morning business for the next 20 minutes for the purpose of introducing a piece of legislation.

as we wind down this session, certainly this body and the other body have much on their mind regarding the actions of the House Judiciary Committee and the whole area of an impeachment inquiry

I think the time has come to pause and consider the long-term consequences of removing this President from office based on the evidence at hand.

I yield the floor and I yield back the remainder of my time.

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