[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 149 (2003), Part 13]
[Senate]
[Page 17961]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




            UNANIMOUS CONSENT AGREEMENT--EXECUTIVE CALENDAR

  Mr. STEVENS. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that at 12:15 the 
Senate proceed to executive session and immediately vote on the 
confirmation of Calendar No. 295, Lonny R. Suko of Washington to be a 
U.S. District Judge for the Eastern District of Washington, without 
further intervening action or debate; and I further ask that following 
that vote, the President be immediately notified of the Senate's 
action, the Senate then resume legislative session, and recess as under 
the previous order.
  Mr. REID. Reserving the right to object, Mr. President, this is the 
136th judge that we will have approved during the term of President 
Bush. We have turned down two. As Senator Leahy said on the floor 
yesterday, the number of judicial vacancies is the lowest number in 
more than 13 years. I ask that the unanimous consent request be 
modified to allow Senator Murray 5 minutes to speak on this judge at 
12:10, prior to the vote.

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