judge ballou has deep and abiding ties to the commonwealth.he was born in roanoke, virginia, just like my wife, and he graduated from the university of virginia and then uva law school. other than a judicial clerkship for the late judge peter bear for the eastern district of louisiana, judge ballou has spent his entire 35-year legal career in virginia. following that clerkship, judge ballou worked in private practice in both richmond and roanoke from 1988 through 2011. he built a successful civil litigation practice, and he regularly appeared in state and federal courts. judge ballou became a u.s. magistrate judge for the western district of virginia in 2011. madam president is a lawyer and i know understands the role that magistrates play in the federal court system. first they usually have to go through a fairly rigorous application process where they are chosen by the sitting article 3 judges in the court to serve in the magistrate's role. second, once they're on, they have a wide variety of responsibilities in criminal procedure, in pretri

the clerk: nomination, the judiciary, robert sue water ballou of virginia to be united states district judge for the western district of virginia. mr. schumer: i send a cloture motion to the desk. the president pro tempore: the clerk will report the cloture motion. the clerk: cloture motion, we, the undersigned senators in accordance with the provisions of rule 22 of the standing rules of the senate do leash hereby bring to a close debate on the nomination of executive calendar number 31, robert stewart ballou of virginia to be united states district judge for the western district of virginia signed by 18 senators. mr. schumer: i ask consent the reading of the names be waived. the president pro tempore: without objection. mr. schumer: i move to proceed to legislative session. the president pro tempore: the question is on the motion. all in favor say aye. opposed no. the ayes appear to have it. the ayes do have it. the motion is agreed to. mr. schumer: i move to proceed to executive session to consider calendar 42. the president pro tempore: the question is on the motion. all in favor s

we're so ballou coupe operations by armies of both congo and uganda over many years have failed to defeat the adf. meanwhile, the un security council litigation is visiting goma, the capital of north keeping province to assess the security situation that the delegation has stressed. a political solution is needed to end the conflict with m . 23 rebels. a group has his territory in the north cuban province since reemerging in late 2021 at the morphine on here. it is clear that rhonda supports the m $23.00 is also clearly established that there are incursions by the regular runs, an army in north kiva, and that this is unacceptable. so this is one of the subject to be discussed and it must stop. or the 100000 somalis have taken refuge in neighboring kenya as a region grapples with its worst drought. and for decades, aid workers in refugee camps say they're struggling to supply basic services. as more people arrive each day, katherine saw traveled to the da da campaign eastern kenya, and spoke to families about how their coping last saw aden mohammed and how family recently arrived at the da

you suggested at one of daniel ballou's restaurants where you recruit somebody over to drive forwardg to build? sonali: there are a lot of questions run the plan. you had the ceo tell you it will not be before 2025 before uci po. you're bringing on bankers and one that equity, there are a lot of questions about what that qb -- for that equity will be worth. therefore not brought on more investors yet, but we know how wall street works. the more it finds jobs, the more investors are interested in coming in. the role of private capital is interesting, both in the svb situation as well as credit suisse. the swelling of apollo -- tom: there is only 42 people watching. putting american bank to me and pick up credit suisse for next to nothing -- could an american bank in and pick up credit suisse for next to nothing? sonali: that is ours by the worry in switzerland -- that has always been the worry in switzerland. now, there are too many worries about risks inside of credit suisse, everything from west control to qac. tom: you are reporting it is less likely? sonali: it is less likely. lis