[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 146 (2000), Part 2]
[Senate]
[Page 2214]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



             NOMINATIONS OF MARSHA BERZON AND RICHARD PAEZ

  Mrs. BOXER. Mr. President, I had the privilege to address the Senate 
for about 15 minutes on the quality of two wonderful Ninth Circuit 
court nominees who are coming up for cloture votes today at 5 o'clock. 
I am very hopeful we can, in fact, shut off debate on this and get to 
the votes themselves tomorrow.
  These are two excellent people, wonderful human beings, wonderful 
family members. Their families and they have gone through a difficult 
time because they have been kind of twisting in the wind--for 2 years, 
in Marsha's case; in Richard's case, for 4 years--while awaiting this 
moment. I hope if they are watching today, they feel as optimistic as 
do I that hopefully it is going to have a happy ending.

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