jeffrey meyer has all of the qualifications in extraordinary depth and quality to be a great judge. he is truly a lawyer's lawyer. he is a prosecutor's prosecutor, he will be a judge's judge. he served as a legal aid lawyer in vermont for vermont legal aid, as an associate of two d.c. law firms but really has made his mark has a prosecutor in the united states attorney's office in connecticut, where he served for ten years -- five of them as appeals chief. he also was a law clerk to judge oaks on the second district. he has a grounding in academicia, served as supreme court advocacy teacher at yale where he's also been a visiting professor since 2010. i am apreifiating and summarizing his cree deptions because they are well-document well-documented. what can't be summarized so easily is the quality of judgment that he has and that befits a judge on the federal court. judges on the united states district court, as i know from my own experience, having litigated for quite a few years, are often the last point of justice for many people in our country. they are the voice and face of ju

california, james donato, northern district of california, james moody, eastern district of arkansas, jeffrey meyer, connecticut. he voted to invoke the filibuster rule and then turns right around and votes for these judges. his obstruction, though, i'm sorry to say, isn't limited to nominations. when the senate considered s. 744, the comprehensive immigration bill, senator grassley objected to the consideration or adoption of republican or bipartisan amendments on at least four occasions. he objected to consideration or adoption of republican or bipartisan amendments on at least four occasions. when challenged, senator grassley admitted to violation of senatorial courtesy. here's what senator leahy said. is it not a fact that the first amendment that was brought up here was a bipartisan one of mine and senator hatch? shortly thereafter, the senator from iowa came with an amendment following the normal courtesy, i allowed mine to be set aside so he could bring up his. so isn't it a fact that we asked if he might set aside for some noncontroversial amendments on either side, he told me he could not.

the clerk: jeffrey meyer of connecticut to be united states district judge. mr. reid: i would now ask the clerk to report with permission of the chair a cloture motion which i have filed. the presiding officer: 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 hereby move to bring to close debate on the nomination of jeffrey meyer of connecticut to be united states district judge for the district of connecticut signed by 19 senators as follows: -- mr. reid: i ask unanimous consent the reading of the names be waived. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. reid: i ask consent that the rule 22 be waived. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. reid: i move to proceed to legislative session, mr. president. the presiding officer: the question is on the motion to proceed. all those in favor say aye. those opposed, no. the ayes appear to have it. the ayes have it. the motion is agreed to. mr. reid: thank you, mr. president. i move