[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 150 (2004), Part 10]
[Senate]
[Page 13762]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                          JUDICIAL NOMINATIONS

  Mr. REID. Madam President, it is my understanding the two leaders do 
not expect a recorded vote on that.
  Mr. FRIST. That is correct. The nomination will not require a 
rollcall vote, and at the conclusion of the debate, Senator Danforth 
will be confirmed by voice vote.
  In addition, we have the remaining judicial nominations to dispose 
of. There are four that will be scheduled for votes with no debate 
necessary. There are two we will lock in for votes following 1 hour of 
debate, and I expect to ask that consent momentarily. There is also one 
further nomination that will require a longer debate period, and we are 
consulting with Members as to whether to schedule that debate and vote.
  In addition to these nominations, there are a number of 
ambassadorships we hope to consider prior to adjourning, although we do 
not anticipate rollcall votes on these.
  There are other issues, including Burma sanctions, that we will 
likely address over the course of the day and tomorrow.
  Finally, I would reiterate the need to finish the Defense 
appropriations measure. It is a priority for completion, and we need to 
work together to get that bill passed before the July 4 recess. We have 
spent 4 weeks on the Defense authorization where Senators have debated 
the issues and had ample opportunity to bring issues to the floor on 
defense and debate those. Thus, we should be able to proceed 
expeditiously on the Defense appropriations bill. It is now time to 
make sure we have the appropriate resources to support our troops, and 
we will continue to move forward.

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