[Congressional Record Volume 151, Number 160 (Wednesday, December 14, 2005)]
[House]
[Page H11509]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




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                            ALITO NOMINATION

  (Mr. PITTS asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. PITTS. Mr. Speaker, as the confirmation process of Supreme Court 
nominee Samuel Alito moves from the back burner to center stage in the 
coming days, we should not allow it to become politicized by the left.
  President Bush has nominated a capable and qualified individual to 
sit on our highest Court. Judge Alito has more judicial experience than 
any Supreme Court nominee in the last 70 years. He has a reputation as 
an even-tempered, impartial, fair-minded judge who believes in judicial 
restraint. The Senate unanimously confirmed Judge Alito to the U.S. 
Court of Appeals for the 3rd Circuit in 1990.
  Mr. Speaker, as this debate heats up, people should not be fooled by 
the mischaracterizations and personal attacks that are sure to come 
from the liberal left wing. Judge Alito is qualified. He deserves an 
up-or-down vote in the Senate.

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