Senate Proceeding on Jun 6th, 2006 :: 0:00:00 to 0:20:00
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Frank Lautenberg: chairman specter, , ranking member leahy, for moving these nominees so efficiently through the process. and i am confident that these four individuals will serve the people of new jersey extremely well

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Frank Lautenberg: on the federal bench. they'll bring distinction to the court, and we urge their quick confirmation in the senate. with that, i yield the floor. a senator: mr. president? the president pro tempore:

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Frank Lautenberg: the senator from new jersey. mr. menendez: mr. president, i rise today in support of the nomination of renee m. bumb to be a united states district judge for the district of new jersey. i appreciate

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the opportunity to speak about this outstanding individual who the white house has selected to serve on the federal bench, and i'd like to take a moment to share with our colleagues a few of her

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a accomplishments. ms. bumb is a graduate of ohio state university and the university of chicago's graduate school of international relation relations. she attended my own alma mater, rutgers university

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school of law in newark, where she served as editor in chief of the law re review and has been a lal loyal new jerseyan ever since. ms. bumb's representation reputation in the southern new jersey

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legal community is both well-known and exceptional. as an assistant united states attorney, ms. bumb has been known for many efforts, a staunch anticorruption prosecutor. she is best known for her prosecution

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of the former camden city mayor. she has twice received the director's awarksd the highest a award given to an assistant united states attorney presented by the united states attorney general.~ ms. bumb

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is currently the attorney in charge of the u.s. attorneys office in camden, new jersey. the american bar association has rated ms. bumb as well-qualified for the position that she has been nominated.

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it is a view that i share as well. i would also like to talk about the package of four nominees for district judge of new jersey that ms. bumb is a part of. it is a package that is balanced in every

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sense of the word from geographic to gender perspectives as well as to quality. i should note that ms. bumb is not the first nominee of that package to be confirmed by the senate. the day before the

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memorial district work period began, the senate confirmed susan wiggenton to be a district court judge. she graduated from tphoefbg state -- norfolk state university and the college of william and

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mary. she spent the last eight years doing an exceptional job as u.s. magistrate judge for the district court of new jersey. i look forward to working with senator lautenberg, the chair and ranking

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member of the judiciary committee and the leadership in bringing the nominations of the other two nominees -- noel hillman and peter sheraton to the senate floor for confirmation of votes. this entire

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package is one every new jerseyan can and should be proud of. there truly is no higher calling than the calling of public service. that's why i'm pleased to see people of this quality who are willing to

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Speech By: Harry Reid
Bill: S. 1735: Energy Emergency Consumer Protection Act of 2005

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serve our nation and the administration of justice. the confirmation of a judge to a lifetime appointment is a vital responsibility given to this body by the constitution and one that i take very seriously.

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i join my colleagues, senator lautenberg, in support of ms. bumb in her confirmation. i look forward to her continued service to our state and nation, and i am confident that she will put our shared

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rutgers education to good use. mr. president, i urge my colleagues to support the nomination of renee m. bumb to serve on the united states district court for the district of new jersey. and with that,