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Monday, January 30, 2006 The Senate met at 10 a.m. and was called to order by the Honorable Robert F. Bennett, a Senator from the State of Utah.

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The assistant legislative clerk read the following letter:

Mr. BENNETT thereupon assumed the Chair as Acting President pro tempore.

The Honorable Robert F. Bennett led the Pledge of Allegiance, as follows:

Mr. President, last Thursday I submitted a statement expressing my concerns with the nomination of Judge Samuel Alito to the United States Supreme Court.

The Senator is correct.

Mr. President, in one reference to Judge Rendell and also Judge Chertoff on the two cases I referenced, it was Judge Rendell who described the tactics of the marshals brandishing ...

Mr. President, I appreciate the opportunity to talk a little bit about the judge issue that is before us. I have not done so until now. I have watched this ...

The clerk will call the roll.

There being no objection, the material was ordered to be printed in the Record, as follows:

The legislative clerk proceeded to call the roll.

The assistant legislative clerk read the nomination of Samuel A. Alito, Jr., of New Jersey, to be an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States.

The Senator from New Mexico.

The minority has an additional 3 minutes.

Mr. President, I suggest the absence of a quorum.

The assistant legislative clerk proceeded to call the roll.

Mr. President, on countless nominations Democrats have joined Republicans and Republicans have joined Democrats to send a judicial nomination to the floor with a powerful, bipartisan vote. Chief Justice Roberts ...

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that a letter from Senator Bingaman and myself, encouraged by Senator Domenici, to the National Academy of Sciences on May 27, 2005, and a ...

Under the previous order, the time from 10 to 11 shall be under the control of the Democratic side.

Mr. President, today at 4:30, Members of this body will be casting an extremely important vote, the implications of which are going to be felt not only in the next ...

The Senator from Massachusetts.

Mr. President, today I rise to speak about a very important issue, the competitiveness of the United States and our future standard of living and whether we are going to ...

Mr. President, I am not here, people will be glad to know, to talk about Judge Alito. I am here as an assignment. Serving on the Senate Armed Services Committee, ...

Let me make a comment about this thing, ``The U.S. Military Under Strain and at Risk.'' It is amazing that the media would give any attention to this group. Do ...

without objection, it is so ordered.

Mr. President, I am pleased to join my colleagues Senator McCain and Senator Kennedy in sponsoring a resolution designating the month of January as ``National Mentoring Month.'' Adult-to-youth mentoring has ...

Mr. President, as both vice chairman of the Senate Ethics Committee and a member of the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs, I have been absolutely appalled at the scope and ...

Mr. President, I rise today to honor Mayo High School, in Rochester, MN, which recently earned an Award for Excellence in Education for its exceptional and innovative achievements in educating ...

Mr. President, I rise today to honor Eagle Lake Elementary School, in Eagle Lake, MN, which recently earned an Award for Excellence in Education for its exceptional and innovative achievements ...

Mr. President, I rise today to celebrate a special occasion in the life of a true American; Mr. Raymond Twomey of Boston, MA. As Ray gathers with his friends and ...

The following concurrent resolutions and Senate resolutions were read, and referred (or acted upon), as indicated:

At the request of Mr. Frist, his name was added as a cosponsor of S. 2198, supra.

At the request of Mr. Domenici, the names of the Senator from New York (Mr. Schumer), the Senator from North Dakota (Mr. Dorgan), the Senator from Maryland (Mr. Sarbanes) and ...

At the request of Mr. Bayh, the names of the Senator from Georgia (Mr. Isakson) and the Senator from Rhode Island (Mr. Chafee) were added as cosponsors of S. 2025, ...

At the request of Mr. Ensign, the name of the Senator from North Carolina (Mrs. Dole) was added as a cosponsor of S. Res. 320, a resolution calling the President ...

At the request of Ms. Mikulski, the name of the Senator from New Jersey (Mr. Menendez) was added as a cosponsor of S. 602, a bill to amend the Public ...

At the request of Mr. McCain, the name of the Senator from Nevada (Mr. Ensign) was added as a cosponsor of S. Res. 357, a resolution designating January 2006 as ...

At the request of Mrs. Hutchison, the name of the Senator from Illinois (Mr. Durbin) was added as a cosponsor of S. 521, a bill to amend the Public Health ...

At the request of Mr. Coleman, the name of the Senator from Rhode Island (Mr. Chafee) was added as a cosponsor of S. Res. 182, a resolution supporting efforts to ...

At the request of Mr. Specter, the names of the Senator from Oregon (Mr. Wyden) and the Senator from Florida (Mr. Nelson) were added as cosponsors of S. 1172, a ...

At the request of Mr. Alexander, the names of the Senator from Hawaii (Mr. Akaka), the Senator from Maryland (Ms. Mikulski) and the Senator from Florida (Mr. Nelson) were added ...

At the request of Mr. Specter, the name of the Senator from New Jersey (Mr. Lautenberg) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1934, a bill to reauthorize the grant ...

At the request of Mr. Alexander, the names of the Senator from New Jersey (Mr. Lautenberg), the Senator from South Dakota (Mr. Johnson), the Senator from Kentucky (Mr. McConnell), the ...

At the request of Mr. Nelson of Nebraska, the names of the Senator from West Virginia (Mr. Rockefeller), the Senator from Michigan (Ms. Stabenow), the Senator from Maine (Ms. Collins), ...

At the request of Ms. Snowe, the name of the Senator from Indiana (Mr. Bayh) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1800, a bill to amend the Internal Revenue ...

HEALTH SERVICE, SHOULD MAINTAIN THE CURRENT OPERATING HOURS OF THE

SENATE RESOLUTION 358--EXPRESSING THE SENSE OF THE SENATE THAT THE

If there is no further business to come before the Senate, I ask unanimous consent the Senate stand in adjournment under the previous order.

Without objection, it is so ordered.

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs be authorized to meet on Monday, January 30, 2006, at 2 p.m., for a hearing ...

There being no objection, the Senate, at 7:44 p.m., adjourned until Tuesday, January 31, 2006, at 9:45 a.m.

Title IV of Senate Resolution 4, agreed to by the Senate on February 4, 1977, calls for establishment of a system for a computerized schedule of all meetings and hearings ...

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