[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 76 (Thursday, May 10, 2018)]
[Senate]
[Page S2599]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                          JUDICIAL NOMINATIONS

  Mr. McCONNELL. Madam President, on another matter, today the Senate 
continues our work to confirm President Trump's well-qualified judicial 
nominees. Yesterday, we confirmed Kurt Engelhardt to the Fifth Circuit 
by a significant bipartisan margin.
  The nominee now before us, Michael Brennan, is similarly qualified. 
His nomination carries bipartisan support from the people who know him 
best, including the endorsement of more than 30 current and former 
peers in Wisconsin. In the words of one such colleague, Mr. Brennan 
possesses ``the mind, heart, and soul of a great jurist.'' It is not 
too surprising, then, that the American Bar Association has awarded Mr. 
Brennan its highest rating, unanimously--unanimously--``well-
qualified.''
  I look forward to voting to confirm Mr. Brennan later today. Later, 
we will be voting to advance two more circuit court nominees: Joel 
Carson and John Nalbandian. Each possesses their own set of sterling 
qualifications, each comes recommended widely by those who have worked 
closely with them, and each deserves to be confirmed by this body and 
take their place on the Federal bench.
  Our friends across the aisle aren't making it easy, but despite the 
historic obstruction, this Senate will continue to do what it takes to 
process and confirm the President's fine nominees for these important 
posts.

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