Senate Proceeding on Dec 2nd, 2010 :: 3:00:30 to 3:01:45
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Jeff Sessions: legislative session. the presiding officer: is there objection? mr. sessions: madam president, reserving the right to object, and i will object. i first would thank, thank my colleague, senator leahy, for the courtesy as he's moved forward with this. he's a relentless chairman pushing forward with these

3:00:30 to 3:01:45( Edit History Discussion )
Speech By: Jeff Sessions

3:00:50 to 3:01:10( Edit History Discussion )

Jeff Sessions: nominees, and i respect his responsibility and his belief that this nominee needs to move forward. frankly, it's about time, we need to fish or cut bait on it. i don't think an indefinite delay of it is a matter that is good for the country. this nomination does have controversy.

3:01:11 to 3:01:31( Edit History Discussion )

Jeff Sessions: most of the nominations the president has submitted did clear unanimously in our committee, but this nomination resulted in all the republicans on the committee voting against it. but as i understand it, our two leaders -- senator reid and mcconnell -- are working at

3:01:32 to 3:01:45( Edit History Discussion )

Jeff Sessions: this moment to try to figure which nominees should move before we recess and hopefully before too many days, and perhaps this nominee would be in that group.