the presiding officer: without objection, so ordered. mr. specter: mr. president, i have sought recognition to comment on the forthcoming proceedings on the confirmation of judge sotomayor for the supreme court of the united states. judge sotomayor comes to this position but with an extraordinary record. her academic standing at princeton was summa cum laude, a graduate of the yale law school, where she was a member of the board of editors. then in her practice, she was an assistant