[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 21 (Wednesday, February 2, 2022)]
[Senate]
[Pages S463-S464]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]



                       Business Before the Senate

  Now, Madam President, it is going to be another busy day here on the 
Senate floor as we confirm more of President Biden's nominees to serve 
in his administration and on the Federal bench.
  For the information of all, we will be holding three votes starting 
around 11 a.m. this morning to either confirm or invoke cloture on a 
handful of nominees to serve as associate judges for the District of 
Columbia.
  Later this afternoon, at approximately 2:15, we will hold three more 
votes on additional judicial nominees. Members should be advised that 
additional votes may be scheduled as the day progresses. So I ask all 
of us to be patient and to be flexible. We have a lot of votes to get 
through today.
  Most of these votes, in the old days, would have just occurred by 
voice, but our colleagues on the other side of the aisle--just a 
handful--are making us vote even for DC judges, circuit judges. But we 
have to get through them--the DC courts have come to a standstill--and 
many other votes.

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  So we will have a lot of votes to get through today. All of us want 
to get to them and get them done in a timely manner to respect the 
schedule of our colleagues.
  So in order to move things along, I am urging my colleagues to be 
ready to vote early when each vote is called so we can prevent extended 
delays and confirm as many of President Biden's qualified nominees as 
possible.