[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 178 (Monday, October 27, 2025)]
[Senate]
[Pages S7743-S7744]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                   NOMINATION OF REBECCA L. TAIBLESON

  Mr. GRASSLEY. Mr. President, I want to thank Chaplain Black for his 
reminding all of us about the government shutdown and how irregular it 
is and how we aren't helping people that government would normally be 
helping.
  Today, we will vote on Ms. Rebecca Taibleson, the nomination to the 
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit, so I want to take a few 
minutes to express my support for her nomination.
  Ms. Taibleson is highly qualified. She will be serving on the Seventh 
Circuit. Her resume speaks for itself. She attended top schools and 
demonstrated academic excellence. She clerked for two Supreme Court 
Justices--Justice Scalia and now-Justice Kavanaugh when he was on the 
DC Circuit.
  She has extensive experience in both private practice and public 
service. She has been a Federal prosecutor for nearly a decade and 
currently serves as appellate chief for the Eastern District of 
Wisconsin. As a prosecutor, she protected her community from violent 
criminals and the scourge of narcotics. She is also a member of the 
Attorney General's Review Committee on Capital Cases.
  During the first Trump administration, she worked on detail in the 
Solicitor General's Office. She drafted numerous briefs and presented 
oral argument to the U.S. Supreme Court. Her former colleagues in the 
Justice Department wrote to the Judiciary Committee, commending Ms. 
Taibleson for tackling some of the most difficult legal questions 
facing the country and doing so with very thoughtful leadership.
  Most importantly, Ms. Taibleson has consistently demonstrated her 
steadfast commitment to upholding the rule of law, even at personal 
cost. Two moments in her career particularly illustrate her willingness 
to take positions even at personal cost.
  In 2018, she spoke publicly in defense of Justice Kavanaugh's 
nomination to the Supreme Court. She chose to stand up and to speak the 
truth even though she knew that she would become embroiled in that 
public spectacle that the Kavanaugh nomination brought to the country. 
Ms. Taibleson's voice during that testimony was courageous and very 
instrumental in Justice Kavanaugh's confirmation.
  The same dedication to the rule of law was evident during her time in 
the Solicitor General's Office. She raised her hand to handle complex 
and important cases on behalf of the United States without regard to 
political pressure or personal benefit. Standing up for the rule of law 
without fear or favor is exactly what we should want to see in our 
Federal judges. I see those attributes in Ms. Taibleson.
  Ms. Taibleson will make an outstanding judge, and I know she will

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serve the people of Wisconsin and the Seventh Circuit with distinction. 
President Trump made an excellent selection for this seat, and I urge 
my colleagues to join me in supporting her nomination.
  I yield the floor.

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