[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 151 (2005), Part 9]
[Senate]
[Page 11801]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




            NOMINATIONS OF JANICE R. BROWN AND WILLIAM PRYOR

  Mr. FRIST. Mr. President, today we will vote on the confirmation of 
Janice Rogers Brown to serve on the Court of Appeals for the D.C. 
Circuit. We are on a good path, a constructive, very positive path for 
getting up-or-down votes for these judicial nominees, and we will stay 
on that, as I just mentioned, over the remainder of this week, 
confirming these judges.
  After 2 years of delay, Justice Brown will finally get the courtesy 
of an up-or-down vote. She will finally get the respect she deserves by 
getting an up-or-down vote. Indeed, all 100 Members, later today, will 
be able to come to the floor and vote to confirm or reject--yes or no, 
up or down--her nomination. I am delighted we have finally reached this 
point.
  Following the vote on Justice Brown, we will move to the cloture vote 
on Judge William Pryor. Similar to Justice Brown, Judge Pryor's 
nomination, in the past, has faced deliberate delay and postponement 
and obstruction. But with the progress we are making, I believe William 
Pryor will also now get a fair up-or-down vote, a vote he deserves.
  So I am very happy we have moved beyond the impasse on his nomination 
and that we are back to fulfilling our constitutional duty for advice 
and consent. That is what these nominees deserve. It gives them the 
respect they deserve. It gives them the courtesy they deserve.
  Mr. President, I will yield the floor. We will continue to vote on 
judges this week, and then next week we will be turning our attention 
to lowering energy prices, to lowering natural gas prices for 
Americans, and we will be on that bill until completion. That is the 
Energy bill.

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