but diana saldana really represents the manifestation of the american dream. i had the opportunity to introduce her at the -- at the hearing that she had before the judiciary committee, along with her wonderful family. throughout the process the more i learned about diana's personal story, the more i drew to admire not only all that she's accomplished, but what she stands for in terms of our national guarantee that if you come to america, if you work hard, if you make the most of your god-given gifts, you can achieve anything. and judge saldana represents that dream. at the age of 10 she began traveling with her parents and siblings from her home in corizo springs to minnesota to work as my grant farmers. because of the seasonal nate of farm -- nature of farm work, they would often leave south texas before the school year ended and return after the next school year had begun. of course, you can imagine how tough that is on a young student. she traveled 1,500 miles north and worked with her families in the field every summer in high school and college. and she

hernandez is confirmed and the senate will proceed to vote on the nomination of diana saldana to be united states district judge for the southern district of texas. mr. rockefeller: i ask nor the yeas and nays. the presiding officer: is there a sufficient second? there appears to be a sufficient second. the clerk will call the roll. vote: vote: the presiding officer: are there any senators who wish to vote or wish to change their vote? hearing none, the yeas are 4, there are no nays. the -- the yeas are 94, there are no nays. the nomination is confirmed. the majority leader. mr. reid: mr. president, we're going to have one more vote tonight. senator mcconnell and i have spoken earlier today. we'll have one or two votes in the morning that will terminate before 11:00. so we have to have a vote around 10:00, 10:15 in the morning, maybe two. on the f.a.a. bill. mr. leahy: mr. president? the presiding officer: the question -- the senator from vermont. [inaudible] mr. leahy: i request two minutes equally divided on the arkansas vote and i'd yield my time to the distinguished senator from arkans