the second, don verrilli, is the president's nominee to be solicitor general of the united states.ry committee approved him by a 17-1 margin, so in addition to being supported -- i'm sorry, h he's clearly not controversial. now the republicans are threatening to block in nominee over requests for documents totally unrelated to him or his position. i hope they don't. i hope they don't hold him up for those reasons that have nothing to do with his nomination. blocking every nominee no matter the merits is no way to govern or lead. it is no way to move forward. mr. president, if we're going to keep our economy upright and our families and our nation as whole, we have to recognize real problems and propose realistic solutions. we can't hold one policy hostage to another or be bound by some strange ideology. every month we play these games. every month we do that, it guaranteeguarantees that the fog week will be the same avoidable fights. we need to get serious before it is too late. would the chair announce morning business? the presiding officer: under the previous order, the leadersh