mr. schumer: are we in a quorum, madam president? the presiding officer: yes, we are. mr. schumer: i ask unanimous consent the quorum be dispensed with. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. schumer: madam president, last night, the judiciary committee announced that it would be voting on a slate of judicial nominees, including andrew oldom, a nominee from the fifth circuit, and wendy vitter, a nominee for the eastern district of louisiana. we prize the quality of moderation in all our judges. at the district level, the circuit level, and of course at the supreme court level. mr. oldon and miss vitter, unfortunately, have expressed a number of sentiments that would put him on the political extreme, including troubling statements about women's health care rights. asked separately by my colleague senator blumenthal if they agreed with the decision on brown v. board of ed, both of them demurred. can you believe that? they would not say they supported brown v. board, and this is...

circuit. mr. mcconnell: madam president? the presiding officer: majority leader. mr. mcconnell: today is peace officers memorial day when we honor the men and women of law enforcement. during police week, thousands of officers from across the nation and the world travel here to washington to remember their fallen comrades and rededicate themselves to protecting our communities. i welcome them, particularly peace officers from the state of kentucky. i look forward to visiting later today with members of the louisville metro police department. we owe them and departments across the commonwealth our heartfelt thanks for keeping the bluegrass state safe and secure. i also wish to pay tribute to members of kentucky's law enforcement community who gave their ultimate sacrifice on our behalf. since police week last year, three of the commonwealth's finest have fallen in the line of duty. officers scotty hamilton, a 12-year veteran of the pikeville police department was fatally shot while on...