Senate Proceeding on Nov 19th, 2009 :: 4:56:20 to 5:01:25
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4:56:12 to 4:56:34( Edit History Discussion )

Patrick Leahy: president, to try to go into even more detail to fairly analyze the judge's rulings and why i think they' unacceptable. and i would thank the chair and yield the floor. and offer this for the record. the presiding officer: without objection, the senator -- mr. leahy: mr. president the presiding officer: the senator from vermo

4:56:20 to 5:01:25( Edit History Discussion )
Speech By: Patrick Leahy

4:56:35 to 4:56:56( Edit History Discussion )

Patrick Leahy: mr. leahy: i sit here and listened and wonder who in heaven's name he talked about. judge hamilton had 8,000 cases. apparently he has no problem with any of them except for a tiny handful of cases, and those are so distorted by judge hamilton's opponents that i

4:56:57 to 4:57:18( Edit History Discussion )

Patrick Leahy: don't even understand them. basically i think they say what he should have done is gone by his personal beliefs and not the law. of course, then, they could say he i mean, this is an case where we're going to get you either way. you follow the law, do what cases, you get strongly

4:57:19 to 4:57:41( Edit History Discussion )

Patrick Leahy: supported from people from the right to the left, you get the highest possible rating that a judge can get. but, don't worry, we're going to take some case or two out of context from 15 years on the -- on the -- on the bench.

4:57:42 to 4:58:04( Edit History Discussion )

Patrick Leahy: we'll ignore 8,000 cases. we'll call you a gender-driven idealogue that points to a single case, even case he carefully applied supreme court precedent. come on. let's be fair. 8,000 cases. highest possible.

4:58:05 to 4:58:25( Edit History Discussion )

Patrick Leahy: endorsed by everybody who knows him. and strongly backed by senators lugar and bayh. this is not an idealogue. apparently there's no problem with any of his 8,000 cases except a couple that people have

4:58:26 to 4:58:50( Edit History Discussion )

Patrick Leahy: used in fundraising letters and others and have taken it out of context. this should be the conscience of the nation. we're above that and we should vote for him. incidentally, after this, we'll go to the caregivers and veterans omnibus health services act, which will be managed by the distinguished senator from

4:58:51 to 4:59:12( Edit History Discussion )

Patrick Leahy: hawaii, senator akaka. and there will be a coburn endment pending. i agree with senator akaka that we do not need the program to fund the program in the veterans health bill. when senator coburn spoke

4:59:13 to 4:59:35( Edit History Discussion )

Patrick Leahy: earlier, his statement consisted of a laundry sis of factual inaccuracies an accusations against the u.n. none of us say it's perfect, but, cutting contributi to it just as the bush administration resisted that, so does the obama administration.

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Patrick Leahy: i have to ask where -- where -- where are we going to cut it? do we cut it to support nato? do we cut the fding for 17 u.n. peacekeeping missions in haiti, liber, congo? do we tell nations like bangladesh and morocco that they can spend the money but we

4:59:57 to 5:00:17( Edit History Discussion )

Patrick Leahy: can't? should we cut the food and agricultural organizations help in drought and famine? should we say that we're not going to coordinate tsunmai relief in pakistan? shou -- should we not maintain protections for intellectual

5:00:18 to 5:00:38( Edit History Discussion )

Patrick Leahy: property. american companies are not coordinated internationally. aviation safety standards or coordinated efforts to stop piracy on the -- on the high seas? our dues are treaty obligations. not paying them is not an option.

5:00:39 to 5:01:00( Edit History Discussion )

Patrick Leahy: and we in the united nations and nato at the world health organization, the international atomic entering, the organization for the prevention of chemical weapons of food and agricultural organizations, the world intellectual property organization. i agree with senator aka. i definitely disagree with coburn amendment.

5:01:01 to 5:01:21( Edit History Discussion )

Patrick Leahy: i will vote against it when it comes i will strongly join senators lugar and bayh in the support of judge hamilton. i yield back any time. the presiding officer: all time is expired. nomination.

5:01:22 to 5:01:25( Edit History Discussion )

Patrick Leahy: the presidinofficer: is there a sufficient second?