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RECESS -- (Senate - February 26, 2003)Page: S2767
Mr. REID. Madam President, I suggest the absence of a quorum.
Mr. REID. Madam President, I ask unanimous consent that the order for the...
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Mr. REID. Madam President, on the floor today is the former chairman of the...
Mr. LEAHY. Madam President, it is a fair statement. In fact, I think in...
Mr. REID. Will the Senator also respond to this? It is also my recollection...
Mr. LEAHY. The Senator is absolutely correct. Obviously, we all remember how...
Mr. REID. Will the Senator also answer this question? When the Hart Building...
Mr. LEAHY. The distinguished Senator is absolutely correct. I might say that I...
Mr. REID. Madam President, I want to make a brief statement to the...
Mr. REID. Madam President, I want the RECORD to reflect that the Senator...
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Mr. BYRD. Madam President, I thank the distinguished Senator from Nevada for...
Mr. BYRD. I ask unanimous consent to speak as in legislative session.
Mr. BYRD. I thank the Chair.
THE BUDGETARY COSTS OF A WAR IN IRAQ
Mr. BYRD. Madam President, since last August, the administration has worked...
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Mr. SARBANES. Madam President, will the Senator yield for a question?
Mr. BYRD. Madam President, I am glad to yield.
Mr. SARBANES. Madam President, let me say how much I appreciate the clarion...
Mr. BYRD. The distinguished Senator from Maryland is preeminently correct....
Mr. SARBANES. So the deficits projected in the President's budget, which are...
Mr. BYRD. Astoundingly, the President's budget does not present such a cost....
Mr. SARBANES. I was listening carefully to the Senator. As I understand it--and...
Mr. BYRD. It is $95 billion, right under that.
Mr. SARBANES. And you have an estimate for the reconstruction that was $30...
Mr. BYRD. At a minimum, $30 billion.
Mr. SARBANES. At a minimum. Of course, that was assuming we would not have this...
Mr. BYRD. Yes.
Mr. SARBANES. Well, these are tremendous costs that are staring us in the face,...
Mr. BYRD. They are indeed. It is amazing.
Mr. SARBANES. I think it is a very important service the Senator is rendering...
Mr. BYRD. Scriptures say that the wages of sin is death. We are not being told...
Mr. SARBANES. I thank the Senator for bringing this to our attention. It is an...
Mr. BYRD. Oh, yes, glossed over. There seems to be no thought given to it. I...
Mr. SARBANES. I thank the Senator.
Mrs. BOXER. Madam President, will my friend yield briefly for a followup to...
Mr. BYRD. Madam President, I do yield.
Mrs. BOXER. I thank my friend. I wish to add my voice to that of Senator...
Mr. BYRD. The able Senator is correct.
Mrs. BOXER. We are hearing everything from $6 billion in cash to an additional...
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Mr. BYRD. No, there is no mention of that fact. I must say, I have been...
Mrs. BOXER. Does my friend know what they are talking about in terms of the...
Mr. BYRD. I am sure it would depend in great measure upon that. I do not think...
Mrs. BOXER. In closing, I again thank my friend very much. The fact that a...
Mr. BYRD. Mr. President, I thank the distinguished Senator, and I thank the...
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Mr. FEINGOLD. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the order for the...
Mr. FEINGOLD. Mr. President, for the past few weeks, we have had a vigorous...
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Mr. FEINGOLD. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the order for the...
MEDICARE EQUITY
Mr. FEINGOLD. Mr. President, I would also like to address one of the most...
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SUPPORTING FIRST RESPONDERS
Mr. COLEMAN. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the order for the...
Mr. COLEMAN. Mr. President, I have been a Senator for a little less than 2...
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Mr. Estrada was asked a number of questions about his views and philosophy on...
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Mr. Estrada was asked questions about the appropriate balance between Congress...
Mrs. BOXER. Madam President, I take this opportunity to address the Estrada...
Mr. COLEMAN. Madam President, will the Senator from California yield?
Mrs. BOXER [continuing]. There was actually a vote to indefinitely postpone one...
Mr. COLEMAN. Madam President, will the distinguished Senator from California...
Mrs. BOXER. I would be delighted to.
Mr. COLEMAN. I ask the distinguished Senator from California, is it not true...
Mrs. BOXER. My friend is incorrect. Here is what happened. It took 4 years, I...
Mr. COLEMAN. Madam President, I ask the distinguished colleague from California...
Mrs. BOXER. I say to my friend, the day this nomination was brought to the...
Mr. COLEMAN. Madam President, will the distinguished Senator from California...
Mrs. BOXER. Absolutely.
Mr. COLEMAN. Is it not true the Republicans filed cloture for both of the...
Mrs. BOXER. The bottom line is who can file cloture? The Democrats can file...
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Mr. COLEMAN. Madam President, I have no further questions for my distinguished...
Mrs. BOXER. I thank my friend.
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IRAQ
Mrs. BOXER. Madam President, I have a couple of things to say about another...
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Mr. REID. If the Senator will yield. Isn't that the man who was fired recently?
Mrs. BOXER. Fired, let go.
Mr. REID. Will the Senator yield for a question?
Mrs. BOXER. Yes.
Mr. REID. As a foundation for my question, I want to say I appreciate her...
Mrs. BOXER. My staff mentioned that they had watched it. I did not see it myself.
Mr. REID. The senior Senator from Illinois said he watched it for an hour...
Mrs. BOXER. I say to my friend, if we are to be relevant--this is the word the...
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Mr. REID. Will the Senator yield for another question?
Mrs. BOXER. Of course.
Mr. REID. The Senator served in Congress, as I did, when the previous war...
Mrs. BOXER. My friend, the Democratic whip, is absolutely correct. Our records...
Mr. REID. Will the Senator yield for a question?
Mrs. BOXER. Yes.
Mr. REID. The reports I received today is the United States alone has in the...
Mrs. BOXER. It is an unprecedented handout type of situation, which is...
Mr. REID. I appreciate that.
Mrs. BOXER. I heard of the group. I do not know of the poll.
Mr. REID. This poll was conducted between February 12 and February 18. As the...
Mrs. BOXER. Correct.
Mr. REID. Is the Senator aware that when these people were asked in this...
Mrs. BOXER. I say to my friend, this does not surprise me. We are seeing the...
Mr. REID. If the Senator will extend her usual courteousness and allow me to...
Mrs. BOXER. Absolutely.
Mr. REID. The Senator outlined why people likely feel the way they do, but does...
Mrs. BOXER. I left that out in the list of items that have gone wrong. A $7...
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Mr. REID. If the Senator will yield, is the Senator aware that this same poll,...
Mrs. BOXER. My friend is telling me something I was not aware of. I did not see...
Mr. REID. Will the Senator yield for another question?
Mrs. BOXER. Yes.
Mr. REID. Today I told the senior Senator from Illinois about the visit I had...
Mrs. BOXER. My friend is right. As a matter of fact, the Commerce Committee is...
Mr. REID. Will the Senator yield?
Mrs. BOXER. I am happy to yield before I close.
Mr. REID. What the Senator said in her statement--and she seems to agree with...
Mrs. BOXER. I am absolutely aware of this. I say to my friend, I went through...
Mr. REID. Would the Senator yield for a question?
Mrs. BOXER. Yes.
Mr. REID. I want the Senator to know that in addition to answering...
Mrs. BOXER. Correct.
Mr. REID. He has none. In addition to answering the questions, we asked that he...
Mrs. BOXER. I did. I said it. I said there was precedent, and I read off the...
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IRAQ
Mr. DAYTON. We were elected to take an oath of office to uphold the...
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Mr. ALEXANDER. Mr. President, I am a new Senator. I am aware of the ...
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Mr. Estrada said:
Mr. Estrada:
Mr. Estrada:
Mr. Estrada:
Mr. Estrada's answer:
Mr. Estrada:
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Mr. Estrada:
Mr. Estrada's answer:
Mr. Estrada says:
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Mr. LEAHY. Mr. President, I was about to congratulate the junior Senator from...
Mr. LEAHY. Mr. President, we have heard a lot about Mr. Estrada and whether he...
Mr. Estrada will not answer basic questions about his judicial philosophy, yet...
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Mr. Estrada's short legal career has been successful. By all accounts he is a...
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Mr. Estrada, who is now 41 years old, has a successful legal career at a...
Mr. Estrada appears to be a highly successful and well-compensated lawyer in a...
Mr. SANTORUM. Mr. President, will the Senator yield for a question?
Mr. LEAHY. I would prefer not to until I finish these comments.
Mr. LEAHY. Thank you.
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Mr. REID. Will the Senator yield for a question?
Mr. LEAHY. Yes.
Mr. REID. Did I hear the Senator right that all these statements I have heard...
Mr. LEAHY. Yes, 70.
Mr. REID. That is a distinction, but it is not the editor in chief.
Mr. LEAHY. That is what I am saying. We have had a lot of people who worked for...
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Mr. LEAHY. I see my good friend, the distinguished chairman, on the floor. I...
Mr. LEAHY. I thank the Chair. I yield the floor.
Mr. HATCH. I ask unanimous consent that the distinguished Senator from ...
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Mr. VOINOVICH. Mr. President, I rise today to speak on behalf of the nomination...
Mr. VOINOVICH. This is a very bad time to delay the appointment of judicial...
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Mr. INHOFE. Mr. President, I can relate to the remarks of the Senator from...
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Mr. HATCH. Mr. President, I have been here 27 years. I have been on the...
Mr. FRIST. Mr. President, will the Senator yield for a question?
Mr. HATCH. I would be delighted to without losing my right to the floor.
Mr. FRIST. Is the Senator from Utah aware of any argument against the...
Mr. HATCH. Of course not. They could not. Mr. Estrada graduated magna cum laude...
Mr. FRIST. Will the Senator yield for a question?
Mr. HATCH. Yes, without losing my right to the floor.
Mr. FRIST. Mr. President, the Senator from Utah has been reviewing the records...
Mr. HATCH. Of course not. Few lawyers have. Few nominees for judgeships have in...
Mr. FRIST. Mr. President, will the chairman of the Judiciary Committee yield...
Mr. HATCH. Yes, without losing my right to the floor.
Mr. FRIST. We know in fact that the American Bar Association has given Mr....
Mr. HATCH. I do not recall anyone who has had this difficulty--in fact, anyone...
Mr. FRIST. Will the Senator yield for a question?
Mr. HATCH. Yes, without losing my right to the floor.
Mr. FRIST. Will the Senator agree that the opposition mounted against Mr....
Mr. HATCH. No. How could it be?
Mr. FRIST. If the Senator will yield for a question----
Mr. HATCH. Without losing my right to the floor.
Mr. FRIST. Is the Senator aware that it has been suggested a double standard is...
Mr. HATCH. I agree with the distinguished majority leader that there is a...
Mr. FRIST. Will the Senator yield for a question?
Mr. HATCH. Without losing my right to the floor.
Mr. FRIST. The chairman of the Judiciary Committee is a constitutional law...
Mr. HATCH. Not a true filibuster. There have been cloture votes as a Senate...
Mr. FRIST. Will the Senator yield for a question?
Mr. HATCH. Yes, without losing my right to the floor.
Mr. FRIST. Does the Senator from Utah share my concern that what they are doing...
Mr. HATCH. I have never been more concerned. We are in danger of actually...
Mr. FRIST. Will the Senator yield for one last question?
Mr. HATCH. Without losing my right to the floor.
Mr. FRIST. Mr. President, the Washington Post has repeatedly and emphatically...
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Mr. HATCH. Absolutely. The tactic is to demand documents that they know the...
Mr. DeWINE. Mr. President, will the Senator from Utah yield for a...
Mr. HATCH. Yes, without losing my right to the floor.
Mr. DeWINE. It is my understanding there is substantial opportunity,...
Mr. HATCH. Absolutely. Not only did they hold one of the longest hearings in...
Mr. DeWINE. Mr. President, will the Senator from Utah yield for an...
Mr. HATCH. Yes, without losing my right to the floor.
Mr. DeWINE. So would the Senator from Utah agree, if a Senator thought...
Mr. HATCH. No question about it. They were given the right to submit additional...
Mr. DeWINE. Mr. President, I say to my distinguished colleague from...
Mr. HATCH. Without losing my right to the floor.
Mr. DeWINE. I want to make sure I understand. I ask my colleague...
Mr. HATCH. He answered the questions. Now, he may not have answered them the...
Mr. DeWINE. Mr. President, will my distinguished colleague from Utah...
Mr. HATCH. Without losing my right to the floor.
Mr. DeWINE. It is my understanding that the ABA conducted its own very...
Mr. HATCH. That is correct.
Mr. DeWINE. Mr. President, I wonder if my colleague will yield for an...
Mr. HATCH. Without losing my right to the floor.
Mr. DeWINE. Now, the ABA has expressly stated it does not evaluate a...
Mr. HATCH. There is no way they would have, no way in this world. In fact,...
Mr. DeWINE. Mr. President, I wonder if my distinguished colleague will...
Mr. HATCH. Without losing my right to the floor. [Page:...
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Mr. DeWINE. Can the Senator from Utah tell me whether I am correct in...
Mr. HATCH. I do not see how any colleague could remain unconvinced of that. He...
Mr. DeWINE. Mr. President, I wonder if my colleague will yield for one...
Mr. HATCH. Without losing my right to the floor.
Mr. DeWINE. I have really tried to understand where some of our...
Mr. HATCH. Well, he worked for both the Clinton administration and a Republican...
Mr. CRAIG. Mr. President, will the chairman of the Judiciary Committee yield...
Mr. HATCH. I will, without losing my right to the floor.
Mr. CRAIG. Mr. President, the Chicago Tribune has strongly condemned the...
Mr. HATCH. My recollection is that he was not at the hearing and he didn't ask...
Mr. DURBIN. Will the Senator yield for a question?
Mr. HATCH. Not just yet. You mentioned the Chicago Sun-Times. My staff just...
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Wheels of Justice Caught in Washington Gridlock, Again
Mr. HATCH. ``Our legal system could not and cannot be held hostage to the...
Mr. CRAIG. Mr. President, will the Senator yield further for a question?
Mr. HATCH. Yes, without losing my right to the floor.
Mr. CRAIG. I know the Senator is now in the Chamber. I have referenced these...
Mr. HATCH. I am. Many editorials are complaining and pointing out that this is...
Senate Dems Showing Worst Side of Politics
Mr. CRAIG. Mr. President, I thank the chairman for yielding for questions.
Mr. DURBIN. Will the Senator yield for a question?
Mr. HATCH. I will be happy to yield for a question without losing my right to...
Mr. DURBIN. I would like to ask the Senator--I was off the floor in the...
Mr. HATCH. It was raised in a question to me.
Mr. DURBIN. I thank the Senator. I ask the Senator, is he aware of the fact...
Mr. HATCH. I will take the Senator's word on that. There is no question the...
Mr. DURBIN. Will the Senator yield for another question?
Mr. HATCH. I will say this--and I compliment my dear colleague from...
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Mr. DURBIN. Will the Senator yield for another question?
Mr. HATCH. Let me finish my remarks and, of course, I will. But to come here...
Mr. DURBIN. Will the Senator yield for a question?
Mr. HATCH. Without losing my right to the floor.
Mr. DURBIN. During the course of the hearing on Miguel Estrada, we usually have...
Mr. HATCH. I recall that they were lengthy, and I recall that Senator...
Mr. DURBIN. If the Senator will allow me to ask a question----
Mr. HATCH. If I can just continue, the Senator himself said Mr. Estrada has not...
Mr. DURBIN. Since my name has been brought up in debate--it becomes a debate...
Mr. HATCH. Mr. President----
Mr. HATCH. I am not accusing my colleague from Illinois of anything other than...
Mr. DURBIN. Will the Senator allow me to ask a question?
Mr. HATCH. What I do want to make clear is I believe the distinguished Senator...
Mr. DURBIN. I thank the Senator.
Mr. HATCH. The response:
Follow-up Questions for Miguel Estrada From Senator Richard J. Durbin, Senate...
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Mr. HATCH. Mr. President, I do not want to read them all, but I will if I have...
Mr. DURBIN. Will the Senator yield for a question?
Mr. HATCH. Without losing my right to the floor.
Mr. DURBIN. Would the Senator concede it is virtually impossible to conduct a...
Mr. HATCH. Of course I will not. First, I have the floor and I am retaining the...
Mr. REID. Mr. President, parliamentary inquiry.
Mr. HATCH. Not at this point. I would like to finish what I am saying.
Mr. REID. Parliamentary inquiry, Mr. President.
Mr. HATCH. Without losing my right to the floor, I am happy to yield for a...
Mr. REID. Mr. President, I would ask the Chair to determine if the word...
Mr. HATCH. I withdraw the word. I ask unanimous consent that that word be...
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Mr. HATCH. Even though I think it was probably the right word to use.
Mr. HATCH. I am happy to yield to the Senator from Virginia without losing my...
Mr. ALLEN. I ask the Senator from Utah to yield for a question.
Mr. HATCH. Without losing my right to the floor.
Mr. ALLEN. Mr. President, Senator Warner, who was presiding earlier,...
Mr. HATCH. I was not aware of that. But I have to say, I served with Senator...
Mr. ALLEN. Will the Senator yield for another question?
Mr. HATCH. Without losing my right to the floor.
Mr. ALLEN. Could the Senator share with us what the historical practices are as...
Mr. HATCH. No one before this nominee, to my knowledge--and I believe I am...
Mr. ALLEN. Mr. President, will the Senator from Utah yield for a final question?
Mr. HATCH. Without losing my right to the floor.
Mr. ALLEN. I ask the Senator from Utah if he saw the responses that all of us...
Mr. HATCH. I have talked to a wide variety of people today and every day. I...
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Mr. HATCH. I am happy to yield to the distinguished Senator from North...
Mr. REID. I object. This is not proper procedure.
Mr. HATCH. I yield to the distinguished Senator from North Carolina for a...
Mrs. DOLE. Mr. President, in North Carolina the Kinston Free Press and the...
Mr. HATCH. I sure do agree with that. There has not been one substantive...
Choosing Judges
Mr. BUNNING. Will the Senator yield?
Mr. HATCH. I yield without losing my right to the floor.
Mr. BUNNING. Mr. President, I say to the Senator from Utah, I have read an...
Mr. HATCH. I don't see how they score political points by filibustering the...
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Mr. SESSIONS. Will the Senator yield?
Mr. HATCH. Without losing my right to the floor.
Mr. SESSIONS. The Senator, as chairman of the Judiciary Committee, disclosed...
Mr. HATCH. I certainly agree. I have heard the distinguished Senator from...
Mr. REID. Will the Senator yield for a question?
Mr. SESSIONS. Mr. President, will the Senator yield for a question?
Mr. HATCH. Without losing my right to the floor.
Mr. SESSIONS. Chairman Hatch, I know you chaired the committee and you...
Mr. HATCH. It is a fact that they were in control. They chaired the hearings....
Mr. REID. I would say to my friend, I would respectfully submit, you don't need...
Mr. HATCH. I agree Senator Leahy sent a letter to the Department of...
Mr. REID. The Senator, of course, is aware----
Mr. HATCH. I think it is a political game, if you want to know.
Mr. REID. The Senator has stated in answer to the question of the distinguished...
Mr. HATCH. That is correct. He doesn't control the Justice Department. He is no...
Mr. REID. I further ask the Senator, it is true, however, that the...
Mr. HATCH. No, it isn't true. I don't believe the Attorney General could. I...
Mr. REID. Let me ask the Senator this question. Are you saying on the five...
Mr. HATCH. They were completely different documents. They had nothing to do...
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Mr. REID. Could I ask the Senator another question?
Mr. HATCH. Sure.
Mr. REID. I don't mind the Senator commenting on my intelligence.
Mr. HATCH. I think the Senator is very intelligent.
Mr. REID. Let me just complete my question. The Senator has knowledge that on...
Mr. HATCH. I am sorry, I missed that.
Mr. REID. We have established in the dialog between the Senator from Utah and...
Mr. HATCH. They were not the same papers, they were not privileged,...
Mr. REID. If my friend will yield for one final question?
Mr. HATCH. Let me just finish my remarks and I will go to your final question.
Mr. GREGG. Point of order.
Mr. REID. Will the Senator yield for a final question?
Mr. HATCH. Let me yield for one final question by the distinguished minority...
Mr. REID. Mr. President, I say to the distinguished Senator from Utah----
Mr. HATCH. I want to do this in fairness.
Mr. REID. Bork, Civiletti, Rehnquist, and two others, none of whom are...
Mr. HATCH. Can I correct the Senator? They were not Solicitor General...
Mr. REID. I would respectfully submit we have in the RECORD, admitted...
Mr. HATCH. Does the Senator have a question for me?
Mr. REID. Was not a decision made by this administration that they are not...
Mr. HATCH. Let me answer in this way. Nobody has previously asked for appeal...
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Mr. CHAMBLISS. Mr. President, will the Senator yield?
Mr. HATCH. I yield to the distinguished Senator from Georgia.
Mr. CHAMBLISS. Mr. President, there have been several editorials written by...
Mr. HATCH. That has been my experience.
Mr. CHAMBLISS. With respect to this issue of the memoranda that they have...
Mr. HATCH. I have been an attorney for a long, long time. I know a fishing...
Democrats Hold Hostage
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Mr. DURBIN. Will the Senator yield?
Mr. ALLARD. Will the Senator yield for a question?
Mr. HATCH. Without losing my right to the floor, I yield to the Senator from...
Mr. ALLARD. Mr. President, is the Senator aware that the two largest newspapers...
Mr. HATCH. I am aware.
Mr. ALLARD. Is the Senator aware that the Denver Post, which endorsed Al Gore...
Mr. HATCH. I am aware of those editorials. And I am also aware, and I want my...
Mr. ALLARD. I thank the Senator from Utah for yielding.
Mr. GREGG. I ask if the Senator from Utah will yield for a question.
Mr. HATCH. Without losing my right to the floor.
Mr. GREGG. I think the point that has been made by the Senator from Colorado is...
Mr. HATCH. The Senator is absolutely right. In the very same part of the...
Mr. DURBIN. Will the Senator yield for a question?
Mr. HATCH. I am delighted to yield to my colleague from Illinois.
Mr. DURBIN. I would like to ask the Senator the following question: Has he not...
Mr. HATCH. The fishing expedition you are asking for?
Mr. DURBIN. Pardon me?
Mr. HATCH. You mean, the fishing expedition you want to have?
Mr. DURBIN. The Senator may characterize it as he chooses.
Mr. HATCH. I do characterize it as such.
Mr. DURBIN. Have you said the memoranda we are seeking in order to understand...
Mr. HATCH. I do not think the Senator knows that came from the Bork matter. I...
Mr. DURBIN. That is exactly where it came from.
Mr. HATCH. Let me answer the question, and let me address some of the specific...
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Mr. DURBIN. Will the Senator yield for a question?
Mr. HATCH. Not yet.
Mr. DURBIN. Will the Senator yield?
Mr. HATCH. I asked for it and, as ranking member of the committee, I was...
Mr. DURBIN. Will the Senator yield for a further question?
Mr. HATCH. Yes, without losing my right to the floor.
Mr. DURBIN. The Senator is taking exception to this memorandum that the...
Mr. HATCH. Let me answer that question. The Senate sought and received...
Mr. CORNYN. Will the Senator yield for a question?
Mr. HATCH. Yes, without losing my right to the floor.
Mr. CORNYN. The Senator from Utah is well versed in the law of attorney-client...
Mr. HATCH. Mr. Estrada said he is proud of the work he did. He would personally...
Mr. CORNYN. If the Senator will yield for a further question, in my State of...
Mr. HATCH. That is an excellent question. There is no question that people are...
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Rush to Judgment: Estrada Nomination Has Been Blocked Too Long
Stop the Partisan Delay; Judicial Nomination Should Be Based on Qualifications
Approve Estrada Nomination or Don't--Just Get on With It
Mr. HATCH. Mr. President, let me say more to my distinguished colleague who I...
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Mr. REID. Will the Senator yield for a question?
Mr. HATCH. That, in essence, is what this argument is all about.
Mr. REID. Will the Senator yield for a question?
Mr. HATCH. Without losing my right to the floor.
Mr. REID. Is the Senator aware that on August 24, 1987, John Bolton, the...
Mr. HATCH. Of course, Senator Leahy put that in the RECORD I...
Mr. REID. Senator Biden.
Mr. HATCH. The one I have is a letter to Senator Thurmond. I also have attached...
Mr. REID. But the Senator would agree the Attorney General released memos from...
Mr. HATCH. These were responses to specific allegations--let me ask the Senator...
Mr. REID. The Senator from Utah made a statement on this floor this evening...
Mr. HATCH. Mr. President, if he has a question, I will be happy to take it....
Mr. REID. You asked me a question, and I was answering.
Mr. HATCH. I will go with that. The fact is I have not said that. At least I do...
Mr. REID. That is what Senator Durbin and I have been trying to show...
Mr. HATCH. Let me just make another comment. Is it your desire here to trip me...
Mr. REID. Could I respond to the question the Senator asked me without losing...
Mr. HATCH. I will recognize the Senator from North Carolina right now--excuse...
Mr. REID. The Senator asked me a question.
Mr. HATCH. I did not ask the Senator a question. Well, I suppose I did,...
Mr. GRAHAM of South Carolina. Will the Senator from Utah yield for a question?
Mr. HATCH. Without losing my right to the floor.
Mr. GRAHAM of South Carolina. Mr. President, it is fair to say, like many other...
Mr. HATCH. Seven former Solicitors General agree, four of whom are Democrats...
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Mr. SESSIONS. Will the Senator yield for a question?
Mr. HATCH. Without losing my right to the floor.
Mr. SESSIONS. Mr. President, I will ask the Senator from Utah--I first would...
Mr. HATCH. This nominee's integrity has never been in question. I think my...
Mr. REID. Mr. President, I have a unanimous consent request.
Mr. FRIST addressed the Chair.
Mr. REID. I have a unanimous consent to make and ask if the majority leader...
Mr. FRIST addressed the Chair.
Mr. REID. Of course he does.
Mr. FRIST. Mr. President, as we have for the past 3 weeks, my Republican ...
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Mr. DASCHLE. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the request made by...
Mr. FRIST. Reserving the right to object to that request for modification, let...
Mr. DASCHLE. Then I object, as well.
Mr. FRIST. As I said, tonight my colleagues have addressed all the many...
Mr. DASCHLE. Mr. President, I again ask unanimous consent that the request made...
Mr. FRIST. Mr. President, in response to the motion, let me cite another sample...
Mr. DASCHLE. Mr. President, I will ask for regular order. We can debate this if...
Mr. FRIST. Mr. President, I object to the request for the modification.
Mr. DASCHLE. I was under the impression I made the objection, but of course if...
Mr. FRIST. I suggest the absence of a quorum.
Mr. FRIST. I move that the Sergeant at Arms be instructed to request the...
Mr. FRIST. I announce that the Senator from Rhode Island (Mr. CHAFEE),...
Mr. REID. I announce that the Senator from Delaware (Mr. BIDEN), the...
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Mr. FRIST. Mr. President, once again, I state that we are ready to vote on this...
Mr. DASCHLE. Mr. President, reserving the right to object, I ask unanimous...
Mr. FRIST. Mr. President, I object to the requested modification.
Mr. DASCHLE. Mr. President, then I object as well.
Mr. FRIST. Mr. President, I suggest the absence of a quorum.
Mr. FRIST. Mr. President, I move that the Sergeant at Arms be instructed to...
Mr. FRIST. I announce that the Senator from Rhode Island (Mr. CHAFEE),...
Mr. REID. I announce that the Senator from Delaware (Mr. BIDEN), the...
Mr. FRIST. Mr. President, once again we were unable to reach an agreement on...
Mr. ALLARD. Mr. President, anybody who might have been watching the debate this...
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Democrats Turn Ugly on Estrada
Mr. ALLARD. The News is not the only newspaper to decry the treatment of the...
Give Estrada His Day in Court
Mr. ALLARD. Another article that appeared in the Denver Post was written by Al...
Confusing Politics With Principle
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Mr. ALLARD. Mr. President, challenging times are at hand. While I believe a...
Mr. SESSIONS. Mr. President, I watched with great interest the debate tonight....
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Mr. GRAHAM of South Carolina. Mr. President, this will be a tough act to...
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Mr. KOHL. Mr. President, I rise today to explain again my reasons for...
Mr. FRIST. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum...
Mr. FRIST. Mr. President, as majority leader, I have not taken the opportunity...
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