[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 177 (Wednesday, November 6, 2019)]
[Senate]
[Pages S6433-S6434]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]



                         Judicial Confirmations

  Mr. BARRASSO. Mr. President, I come to the floor to talk about the 
work we have been doing in the Senate this week and the work we have 
been doing in the Senate the last 3 years, and that is the work of 
confirming a record number of judicial nominees.
  I want to specifically focus on our record on circuit court judges. 
As you know, these are the courts just one layer below the Supreme 
Court, and their decisions have enormous consequences for the country. 
We have confirmed 45 highly qualified circuit court judges. We have 
done it across all 12 appeals courts nationwide. These judges will 
decide 99 percent of the Federal cases in America.
  President Trump has nominated each of these judges. Senate 
Republicans confirmed each of these judges. These judges now hold a 
full one-quarter--one out of every four--circuit court seats in 
America. All of these judges have lifetime appointments. These circuit 
court judges are ruling right now, and they are doing it on major cases 
all across the country.
  How are they making a difference in people's lives? No. 1, by 
protecting Americans' constitutional rights, by upholding our 
individual freedoms, by putting a check on government power, and above 
all, these judges are applying the law as written, not legislating from 
the bench.
  Based on the 45 circuit court judges we have seated and the judges we 
will continue to seat, Senate Republicans have delivered conservative 
judges who will serve our Nation for decades to come.
  I yield the floor.
  I suggest the absence of a quorum.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will call the roll.
  The senior assistant bill clerk proceeded to call the roll.
  Mr. WICKER. 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the quorum call be rescinded.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. WICKER. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent to speak as in 
morning business.

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  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.