[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 120 (Thursday, September 11, 1997)]
[Senate]
[Pages S9162-S9163]
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NOMINATION OF JOSEPH F. BATAILLON OF NEBRASKA TO BE U.S DISTRICT JUDGE 
                      FOR THE DISTRICT OF NEBRASKA

  The legislative clerk read the nomination of Joseph F. Bataillon of 
Nebraska to be U.S District Judge for the District of Nebraska.
  Mr. GORTON. Have the yeas and nays been requested with respect to 
either this nomination or either of the two succeeding nominations?
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. They have not.
  Mr. GORTON. I ask unanimous consent I be permitted to make one 
request that the yeas and nays be ordered and it apply to all three 
nominees.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  Mr. GORTON. I ask for the yeas and nays.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there a sufficient second?
  There is a sufficient second.
  The yeas and nays were ordered on the three nominations.
  There are 2 minutes of debate.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER [Mr. Grams]. Does any Senator wish to speak on 
the nomination?
  Mr. KERREY. Mr. President, I just rise to offer my strong support for 
Joe Bataillon, a man who I have known for a number of years, and the 
Chair does as well. He served in the Judge Advocate Corps. He has been 
a lawyer in Omaha. He has gotten high marks from anybody who has 
interviewed him, on both sides of the aisle. The judges like him. He is 
a crucial appointment. I appreciate very much the majority leader 
scheduling this vote. I encourage my colleagues to vote for him.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Are there any other Senators who wish to 
speak?
  Mr. GORTON. Mr. President, I yield back the balance of our time on 
the first nomination.

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  The PRESIDING OFFICER. All time is yielded back.
  The question is, will the Senate advise and consent to the nomination 
of Joseph F. Bataillon, of Nebraska, to be U.S. District Judge for the 
District of Nebraska. The yeas and nays have been ordered.
  The clerk will call the roll.
  The legislative clerk called the roll.
  The result was announced--yeas 100, nays 0, as follows:

                      [Rollcall Vote No. 236 Ex.]

                               YEAS--100

     Abraham
     Akaka
     Allard
     Ashcroft
     Baucus
     Bennett
     Biden
     Bingaman
     Bond
     Boxer
     Breaux
     Brownback
     Bryan
     Bumpers
     Burns
     Byrd
     Campbell
     Chafee
     Cleland
     Coats
     Cochran
     Collins
     Conrad
     Coverdell
     Craig
     D'Amato
     Daschle
     DeWine
     Dodd
     Domenici
     Dorgan
     Durbin
     Enzi
     Faircloth
     Feingold
     Feinstein
     Ford
     Frist
     Glenn
     Gorton
     Graham
     Gramm
     Grams
     Grassley
     Gregg
     Hagel
     Harkin
     Hatch
     Helms
     Hollings
     Hutchinson
     Hutchison
     Inhofe
     Inouye
     Jeffords
     Johnson
     Kempthorne
     Kennedy
     Kerrey
     Kerry
     Kohl
     Kyl
     Landrieu
     Lautenberg
     Leahy
     Levin
     Lieberman
     Lott
     Lugar
     Mack
     McCain
     McConnell
     Mikulski
     Moseley-Braun
     Moynihan
     Murkowski
     Murray
     Nickles
     Reed
     Reid
     Robb
     Roberts
     Rockefeller
     Roth
     Santorum
     Sarbanes
     Sessions
     Shelby
     Smith (NH)
     Smith (OR)
     Snowe
     Specter
     Stevens
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thurmond
     Torricelli
     Warner
     Wellstone
     Wyden
  The nomination was confirmed.
  Mr. BYRD. Mr. President, I suggest the absence of a quorum.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will call the roll.
  The legislative clerk proceeded to call the roll.
  Mr. LOTT. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the order for 
the quorum call be rescinded.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  Mr. LOTT. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the remaining 
two votes in this sequence be limited to 10 minutes in length.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  Mr. LOTT. Mr. President, I believe we are ready to proceed to the 
next vote.

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