[Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 204 (Thursday, December 14, 2017)]
[Senate]
[Page S8017]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]



                   Recognition of the Majority Leader

  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The majority leader is recognized.
  Mr. McCONNELL. Mr. President, today the Senate will continue another 
historic week confirming more of President Trump's impressive judicial 
nominees to the Federal bench--Steven Grasz, confirmed; Don Willett, 
confirmed. And soon we will add James Ho to the list by confirming him 
to serve on the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals.
  He is an exceptionally well-qualified nominee whose career in both 
public service and the private sector has garnered respect from both 
sides of the aisle. The former Democratic mayor of Dallas supported his 
nomination, calling him ``among the most brilliant appellate lawyers in 
the United States.''
  When we vote to confirm Mr. Ho, we will be adding another fair and 
impartial judge to the Federal bench, and by doing so, the Senate will 
take another important step to ensure that the Federal judiciary 
fulfills its proper role in our constitutional system. Each of them 
will be an asset to our Nation's courts.
  Under Chairman Grassley's leadership, the Senate Judiciary Committee 
has done outstanding work to move these judicial nominees to the floor. 
I am grateful for his efforts, and I urge all of my colleagues to join 
me in voting to confirm Mr. Ho soon.