[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 185 (Wednesday, November 8, 2023)]
[Senate]
[Page S5408]
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                          Judicial Nominations

  Mr. President, finally, on judges, last night, the Senate reached a 
major milestone. We confirmed our 100th woman and our 150th judge 
overall to the Federal bench since Democrats took the majority. It is 
not only double the amount confirmed by President Trump in all his 4 
years, it is significantly more women than any full term of any 
President.
  We are going to hold more votes today. We will begin by confirming 
Ramon Reyes, Jr., as district judge for the Eastern District of New 
York, who will become only the second Hispanic man to sit on the 
Eastern District. We will also advance highly qualified judges and 
nominees--other ones--in the afternoon.
  I yield the floor.
  I suggest the absence of a quorum.
  The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. The clerk will call the roll.
  The senior assistant legislative clerk proceeded to call the roll.
  Mr. McCONNELL. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the order 
for the quorum call be rescinded.
  The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. Without objection, it is so 
ordered.