for those of us who know justin walker and have seen his work up close, it's clear that president trump made an outstanding choice to be a district judge for the district of western kentucky. mr. walker has sharpened his legal skills at the highest levels, including premier clerkships to then judge brett kavanaugh of the d.c. circuit and former justice anthony kennedy. as a prominent attorney and law professor, he's earned the respect of his peers in the legal world and of the community that he'll serve on the bench. for his students, mr. walker has been a mentor who helps push them to fulfill their potential in the classroom and throughout your legal careers. his thoughtful and deliberate approach have fit the mold of a federal judge who, imagine this, will uphold the laws and the constitution, as they're actually written, not as he might wish them to be. so i'm confident mr. walker will serve our commonwealth and the country extremely well as a district judge. i look forward to voting to confirm him and i would certainly urge my colleagues to join me. so now, madam president, on anoth

lisa: this brings us back to justin walker,onfirmed as a federal district judge yesterday. years old, a law professor at the university of louisville. hes i admired by republicans, but democrats point out he never tried a case as lawyer. >> have you ever presented an ary?ment before a federal j >> senator, i have not. lisa: that lack of courtroom experience drew an automatic not qualified rating from the nonpartisan american bar association, something that derailed nominees in the past, but no more. walker is the fifth trump nominee to get the federal benc despite beted unqualified by the aba. and the senate is poised to vote on ah sixth s nominee soon. to republicans, the aba is outdated and not the point. mcconnell see each new conservative judge as a political win which will outlive him, the president and presidents after that. and this is an issue that r firs upublican voters, something that trump campaign -- something the trump campaign is counting on next year. >> four more years means more judges. >> they will be able to say we took an entire branch of the vernment a

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district court nominee justin walker. also on the agenda 2020 domestic federal spending. follow live senate coverage on c-span2. live friday night two candidates challenging donald trump for the republican nomination, c-span host a conversation with massachusetts governor bill wells and former self the governor and congressman mark sanford to talk about their plans, strategies and why they are running against the president. they will be taking their calls, tweets and facebook comments, part of campaign 2020 coverage live at 8:00 pm eastern on c-span. watch anytime on c-span.org and listen to the free c-span radio apps. >> i am not caring much about popular opinion or pleasing a consumer. when we socialize things like healthcare, you will no longer be bankrupt. >> sunday at 9:00 pm eastern on "after words," in his latest book the case against socialism. kentucky republican senator rand paul talks about the history of socialism and argues there is a new threat of socialist thinking on the rise in america. he is interviewed by republican congressman matt gates of florida. >>

. >> desjardith this vote yesterday, the republican senate confirmed justin walker as thein 157th trumpederal bench. more on him in a minute. first, about that number. 157 federal judges confirmed. that is on par with presidents clinton and bush at this point in their term, but is a whopping 50% more than president obama confirmed by this time. this is a rally cry for prest p. >> we'll have a record number of judges by the time our term is over.f >> desjardins:, it will be thanks to republican senate leader mitch mcconnell, whose chamber decides the fate of nominees. and he is playing the long game. >> i've always believed the single most powerful way the u.s. senate can positively impact the country's future is through our role in confirming lifetime appointments to the federal courts.ir >> desjardins:, mcconnell blocked president obama's nsminees toward the end of his term, leaving dof vacancies for the next president. and then this spring, mcconnell changed senate rules to cut 30 hours each to jo hours.s from esince the rules change, senate is now a nomination factory. it is the body

back at noon eastern today, lawmakers will take a procedural vote on us district court nominee justin walker. also on the agenda 2020 domestic federal spending. follow live senate coverage on c-span2. live friday night two candidates challenging donald trump for the republican nomination, c-span host a conversation with massachusetts governor bill wells and former self the governor and congressman mark sanford to talk about their plans, strategies and why they are running against the president. they will be taking their calls, tweets and facebook comments, part of campaign 2020 coverage live at 8:00 pm eastern on c-span. watch anytime on c-span.org and listen to the free c-span radio apps. >> i am not caring much about popular opinion or pleasing a consumer. when we socialize things like healthcare, you will no longer be bankrupt.

. >> reporter: justin walker, 37 years old, an assistant professor of law.s the fifth trump judicial nominee the american bar association has labeled not qualified. >> the nomination is confirmed. >> reporter: but who this week was confirmed anyway on a party line vote, backing the president's earlier proclamation, the entire court system is changing at a record pace. >> and we are going to be putting in a lot more. >> reporter: it's true. george w bush sat 152 judges, bik, 154. barack obama, 94. but they were two-term presidents. trump has already sworn in 157. >> have you worked on any other criminal case? >> reporter: democrats are howling over the sheer number and the idea that some nominees appear distinctly unprepared. indeed, eight have earned that bar association label not qualified. but many democrats are even more concerned that trump is picking judges principally because they are favorable to conservative views on everything from immigration to gun control to gay rights to abortion laws. >> conservatives for decades have understood our courts are

. >> reporter: justin walker 37 years old, he's the fifth trump judicial nominee the american bar association not qualified. >> the nomination is confirmed. >> reporter: he was confirmed anyway on a party line vote backing the president's proclamation that the court system is changing at a record pace. >> we're going to be putting in a lot more. >> reporter: george bush sat 152 judges, bill clinton 125, obama 94. trump has already put in 157. democrats are shocked that some nominees are unprepared. eight have earned the bar association label not qualified. many democrats are concerned that trump is picking judges because they're favorable to conservative views on everything from immigration, to gun control, to gay rights, to abortion laws. the president's supporters deny a political agenda. they crow about how many of his picks are in their 30s and 40s. >> the president has said on quite a number of occasions he looks for people who are extraordinarily qualified, but who are young. judges serve for life. it's good to have someone on the bench for a long time. >> reporter: this is already sett

. >> justin walker, 37 years old, an assistant professor of law.s the fifth trump judicial nominee the american bar association has labeled not qualified. >> the nomination is confirmed. >> but who this week was confirmed anyway on a party line vote, backing the president's earlier proclamation, the entire court system is changing at a record pace. >> and we are going to be putting in a lot more. >> it's true. george w. bush sat 152 judges, bill clinton, 154. barack obama, 94, but they were two-term presidents. trump has already sworn in 157. >> have you worked on any other criminal case? >> democrats are howling over the sheer number and the idea that some nominees appear distinctly unprepared. indeed, eight have earned that bar association label "not qualified." but many democrats are even more concerned that trump is picking judges principally because they are favorable to conservative views, on everything from immigration to gun control to gay rights to abortion laws. >> conservatives for decades have understood that our courts are a political

senate lawmakers will debate and then vote on nomination of justin walker to be a judge on the u.s. district court for western kentucky. the senate also continues work today on 2020 domestic federal spending. we do expect the chamber to recess in about 30 minutes so lawmakers can attend a memorial service at the capitol for maryland congressman elijah cummings who died last week. his funeral will be in baltimore. now to live coverage on c-span2. the reverend black will lead us in prayer. the chaplain: let us pray. precious lord, spirit of light and life, your mercies endure forever. guide our lawmakers through the turbulent waters of division and pessimism to your safe harbor of unity and hope. keep theirea

. >> and justin walker, he is 37 years old. and a lifetime appointment.tion took note of him because they were pointing out that he has never tried a case. >> details action details. >> why do you care about facts, kendis? we live in the twilight zone. that is totally okay. >> what was your bad? >> my bad was this brooklyn, a brooklyn artist dani rosa decided that it would be a great idea do cutouts of brown children hanging from nooses and hang them up in her window which is across the street from a public school in clinton hill brooklyn where young black and brown children go in every day. so she got to walk past images of them being lynched. >> that sounded pretty ugly. >> yeah that is deeply ugly. and my ugly, some people would view it as good news, but for me they are teaching rats how to drive. and this is helping decrease the rat stress, but not really helping decrease my stress. i also thought rats were sort of committed subway commuters. like that is their mode of transit. if we are putting them in cars, then think of the outcome. >> good news is

the clerk: nomination, the judiciary, justin reed walker of kentucky to be united states district judge for the western district of kentucky. mr. mcconnell: i send a cloture motion to the desk. the presiding officer: the clerk will report the 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 hereby move to bring to a close debate on the nomination of justin reed walker of kentucky to be united states district judge for the western district of kentucky signed by 17 senators as follows. mr. mcconnell: i ask consent the reading of the names be waived. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. mcconnell: i move to proceed to legislative session. the presiding officer: 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. leahy: mr. president, i understand we're waiting for another senator and when he arrives, of course i'll yield. i'd ask unanimous consent that bob ross, a detailee on the agriculture sub

businesses for tells us off camera that he recognized justin wesson as not only a familiar face, but also someone who lives nearby for hudson and walkerare not into that title, but you might be able to call them you found front >>seems seems like it will out. >>that was kyra sade reporting investigators say that was son now facing robbery and attempted robbery charges. >>the largest bank in the country wants to hire more people who have criminal backgrounds jp morgan chase's ceo made that announcement today he says it's a way to level the playing field and broaden its pool of potential employees. the statement read in part when someone cannot get their foot in the door to compete for a job. it is bad for business and bad for communities that need access to economic opportunity. jp morgan chase is now banned to the box that asked prospective employees on their application whether they have a criminal record. but the company says it is not lowering its hiring standards. >>well, here's a chance to get disney's new streaming service free for eyes and is offering a free year disney plus 2 everybody with an unlimited wireless plan that deal

businesses for tells us off camera that he recognized justin wesson as not only a familiar face, but also someone who lives nearby for hudson and walkernt heroes are not into that title, but you might be able to call them, you found front >>seems seems like it will out. >>the skaters say wesson is robbery charges. >>that is sparking hate and violence coming up in our special report at 1030 supporters of president trump share what like to express their political views in the bay area plus we continue our coverage of more power shut off how business owners are bracing for the latest round after losing power just a couple of weeks ago. >>and the warm windy weather are we going to see some really fine have your 10 a 10 co >>area has long been known as a vast blue canvas in terms of political leanings that hasn't changed but the presidency of donald trump might be amplifying this area. >>has been seen as enemy territory for president trump and his supporters say it's difficult to openly express and show that they are behind him for it. it has long been viewed as pretty accepting to most is that true for the trump supporters and it's not wh

businesses for tells us off camera that he recognized justin wesson as not only a familiar face, but also someone who lives nearby for hudson and walkeroes are not into that title, but you might be able to call them you found front >>seems seems like it will out. >>the other big story and this is sad news raiders legend in pro football hall of famer, willie brown has passed away. he died today at the age of 78 brown joined the raiders in 1967 played his final 12 seasons as a defensive back with the silver and black. he spent the first 4 years of his career with the broncos. remain a reader until 19 78 on the playing field he was inducted into the hall of fame in 84. he was an assistant coach with the raiders through much of the 80's later returned to the team as an ambassador. his most memorable play. no doubt came in the super bowl against the vikings in 1977. when he intercepted a pass anscored a touchdown. giving the raiders their first super bowl victory. cause of death not released, but he had been battling cancer. >>mark parker is stepping down as ceo of nike next year parker has been at the clothing giant for 40 years serving t

the question is it, is it the sense of the senate that debate on the nomination of justin reed walker of kentucky to be united states district judge for the western district of kentucky shall be brought to a close? the yeas and nays are mandatory under the rule. the clerk will call the roll. vote: vote: vote: vote: the presiding officer: are there any senators in the chamber wishing to vote or change their vote? seeing none, the ayes are 50, the nays are 39, and the motion is agreed to. a senator: madam president. the presiding officer: the senator from texas. mr. cornyn: madam president, i have six requests for committees to meet during today's session of the senate. these have been approved by both the majority and minority leaders. the presiding officer: duly noted. mr. cornyn: madam president, we are rapidly approaching the one-year mark since president trump and the presidents -- the prime minister of canada and the president of mexico signed a new trade agreement to strengthen our economies. the united states-mexico-canada agreement, or usmca, will replace nafta, the north ameri