speaking of which, i think we should take a moment to thank senator amy klobuchar for the incredible work that she and her staff have done. they have done a great job over the past six months carrying the burden of two united states senators. she is an extraordinary public servant. i do not reach this point with any big regrets. i have always believed you do the best you can and you leave the results of to a higher authority. i am at peace with that. as for my future plans, that is a subject for another day. we live in a great country and a great state. by some path we do not know yet, one which we can all come together to lay out, we will arrive at a better future that we all seek. thank you and may god bless minnesota and continue to bless the united states of america. [applause] >> this obviously means that we're ruling out any appeals? >> i have congratulated al franken. the election of november is over. we will work together to support our new united states senator. >> was it money? was it in english? -- was it anguish? >> it was a long progress. we had a chance to enfranchise p

democratic senators amy klobuchar, jean chretien, barry blanchett encorps mccaskill spoke about the nomination on the senate floor. this is about 20 minutes. >> mr. president, i will be joined on the floor by some of my fellow women senators to talk about the president's nominee for the supreme court. aldus some of my colleagues on the other side of the aisle came to the floor yesterday and went to as one news report described it to kick off their campaign and against her. so we want to take this opportunity to get the tax out, to correct any misconceptions and to set the record straight. the supreme court confirmation hearing for judge sotomayor will begin on july 13th. , but my consideration of her will not begin then. i began considering her the day she was announced because of the member of judiciary committee, i want to learn as much as i can and will be about president thomas was to fill one of the most important jobs in our country. even though there are many questions that will be asked in many areas we want to focus on i would like to speak today in about how judge sotomayor appears t