this week the senate will consider the nomination of andrew lynn brasher to the 11th circuit court of appeals. mr. brasher's primary qualification to sit on the federal bench seems to be the six and a half months, six and a half months he spent on the district court in alabama. let me repeat that. senate republicans installed brasher as district court judge less than seven months before moving to elevate him to an appellate court. never heard of anything like this. the senate majority is asking us to promote a candidate for circuit judge judgeship who has less than a year of experience as a judge. he's not just unqualified. maybe why they're promoting him so quickly is because they love the fact that his views are so wildly out of the mainstream. as alabama's solicitor general, brasher fought against women's reproductive rights that three-quarters of americans believe in, commonsense gun safety laws which 90% of americans believe in, and marriage equality, which a majority of americans believe in. and he employed far-fetched legal theories that were overruled by the courts, including

om nation -- nomination, the judiciary, andrew lynn brasher of alabama to be united states circuit judge for the 11th circuit. mr. schumer: mr. president? the presiding officer: the democratic leader. mr. schumer: are we in a quorum, mr. president? the presiding officer: we are not. mr. schumer: so, mr. president, the 2020 primary elections are already under way and the national election is only nine months away. we know that foreign entities, putin, china, perhaps others are already scheming to undermine the public confidence in our elections. the threat to our next elections is real and growing nearer each day. last week the senate concluded an impeachment trial of a president who is accused of abusing the powers of his office to solicit the help of a foreign power in his reelection, solicit the help. didn't just happen. he was soliciting it. my republican senate friends refuse to hold the president accountable for his misconduct, renoose to even hold a fair -- refuse to even hold a fair trial. now what do we think the president will conclude after the senate republican majority let hi