saldana is the first latina u.s. attorney in texas history and only the second woman to hold that position in the 135-year history of texas northern district. in her role as u.s. attorney and prosecutor over the past decade, ms. saldana has served our state with honor, fighting corrupt public officials, organized crime, sex traffickers and other dangerous criminals. throughout her career, mrs. saldana has developed a reputation for her decisive and fair temperament and her commitment to excellence." end of quote. what is the source of this glowing tribute to mrs. saldana? it turns out the source is the senator from just left the floor, the senior senator from texas, who announced today he is voting against her. after this, he is voting against her. why? he said because she would aid and abet this president of the united states in implementing his executive order. well, mr. president, elections have consequences. i noted that president obama was re-elected by the people of the united states of america and given the res

saldana managed to overcome hardship and become the first latina u.s. attorney in texas history. sarah saldana is fully qualified to serve as i.c.e. director. she is a senior federal law enforcement official for a border state district that spans almost 100,000 miles. ms. saldana has been on the ground in texas and fully understands the complexities and challenges we face with our immigration system. republicans and democrats agree that our immigration system is broken. until recently, we also agreed, republicans and democrats alike, that sarah saldana needed to be confirmed as the director of i.c.e. however, now republicans are playing politics with this nomination to a critical homeland security agency. i.c.e. is responsible for important law enforcement issues that makes us all safer and has been without a permanent director for over a year. i.c.e.'s 19,000 people are responsible for enforcement of our immigration laws, for drug interdiction, for fighting child exploitation and for keeping us safe from national security threats. the senate needs to do its job and let sarah sal

latina united states attorney in texas history. she's only the second woman to hold that position in the 135-year history of the texas northern district of the federal courts. second woman. in her role as u.s. attorney and prosecutor over the past decade, ms. saldana has served our state with honor, this person said, fighting corrupt public officials, organized crime, sex traffickers and other dangerous criminals. throughout her career, ms. saldana has developed a reputation for her decisive and fair temperament and her commitment to excellence. can you imagine a more ringing endorsement for someone to head up i.c.e., immigration, customs and enforcement? you would expect that came from the white house, wouldn't you? you would think this must have been sent by president obama personally, such glowing tribute to this nominee. no, the -- quote -- "that i've read -- the quote that i've read to you comes from the senior senator from texas, senator john cornyn. senator cornyn, of course, sits on the republican side of the aisle. senator cornyn didn't vote for ms. saldana in committee. let me take that back. i want to take that back. every republican senator in the judiciary committee, including