mr. fitzgerald. and with that, i want to in advance, and i hope i'm proven right, congratulate him and his family on this momentous day. and i urge my colleagues in the senate to join with me in voting for this highly qualified nominee. i thank you very much, madam president. i yield the floor and i do note the absence of a quorum. the presiding officer: the clerk will call the roll. quorum call: quorum call: a senator: mr. president. the presiding officer: the senator from iowa. mr. grassley: i ask that the calling of the quorum be suspended. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. grassley: parliamentary inquiry. the presiding officer: under the previous order, the senate will proceed to executive session to consider the following nominations which the clerk will report. the clerk: nominations, the judiciary, gina marie groh of west virginia to be united states district judge. michael walter fitzgerald of california to be united states district judge. the presiding officer: under the previous

fitzgerald courthouse. the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to the rule, the gentleman from california, mr. den ham and the gentlewoman from district of columbia will control 20 minutes. mr. denham: i ask that members have five legislative days to include extraneous material on s. 1710. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, so ordered. mr. denham: thank you, mr. speaker, i yield myself such time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from california is so recognized. mr. denham: senate bill 1710 would designate the united states courthouse located at 222 west 7th avenue as the james m. fitzgerald united states courthouse. the subcommittee on economic buildings, marked up the house exanchion bill and i want to thank representative young. james m. fitzgerald had 47 years experience as a judge both in the state of alaska and on the federal bench. he was one of the first judges appointed to the superior court in alaska when alaska became a state in 1959 and appointed to the alaska supreme court in 1972. in 1974, president ford appointed judge fitzgerald to the u.s. distr

mr. lutnick, welcome to "mad money." i know howard from a lot of charity events. he and his great team rebuilt cantor fitzgeraldnd has done a tremendous amount of clarity work. that's how we know him. i think of you as cantor fitzgerald. explain what bgc is to cantor. >> once upon a time they were all one company. after 9/11 we split the company in two, picked bernie cantor's initials, bgc and took that company public. we hired tons and tons of guys to rebuild and we're in the wholesale brokerage business. we don't own the stuff, we don't make money when it goes up, we don't lose money when it goes down, we just love volume. >> that's exactly what dodd frank wants. the dodd frank world is probably good for you versus all these other compliance bankers. >> it's a present for me. you knew someone would be happy with this kind of stuff. we love deficits. the more the government prints the more fund there is to trade. we love government bond printing. >> now volumes across the board for everybody whether they be goldman, whether they be for morgan stanley or for you, volumes are weak in this business. i think they

mr. president, about 2:00 p.m. tomorrow, there will be two votes on confirmation of groh and fitzgerald to be trial judges in our federal judiciary. additional votes are possible. if there is no further business to come before the senate, i ask that it adjourn under the previous order. the presiding officer: the senate stands adjourned until senate stands adjourned until helping one another, not federal grants. [applause] america must be restored to her proper role in the world, but we can do that only through the recovery of confidence in ourselves. >>> the panel of u.s. ambassadors from countries including libya, egypt and tunisia spoke in washington on monday. they talked about the economic and political prospects in the countries and others. the national u.s.-arab chamber of commerce hosts this 45 minute event. islamic ipo ambassador for that. very interesting. we are going to convene now on our first panel in full attendance, and i think perhaps should we start down at the end with ambassador gray, and if you could give us five minutes of introduction and then we will start with our q&a. >> thank you very much into

roll call vote on groh and then followed by one on fitzgerald, the trial judges in our federal court system. additional votes are possible today. i'm told, mr. president, that s. 2191 is due for its second reading. the presiding officer: the clerk will read the title of the bill for the second time. the clerk: s. 2191, a bill to amend the americans are disabilities act of 1990, to prohibit the attorney general from administering or enforcing certain accessibility regulations relating to pools at public accommodations or provided by public entities. mr. reid: mr. president, i would object to any further proceedings regarding this bill. the presiding officer: objection having been heard, the bill will be placed on the calendar. mr. reid: mr. president, the day after tomorrow, saturday, senator barbara mikulski becomes the longest-serving woman in the history of the united states congress. we'll mark that occasion on saturday with a when her family and friends will be here in the capitol. i thought it was important that we note very briefly here today this milestone in the history of our country. last january barbara mikulski pursurpassed marg

fitzgerald united states courthouse. the speaker pro tempore: the chair will entertain requests for one-minutes. for what purpose does the gentleman from indiana rise? >> mr. speaker, ski unanimous consent to address the house for one minute and revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. the house will be in order. the gentleman is recognized for one minute. >> we are told to mourn with those who mourn and grieve with those who grieve. mr. pence: mr. speaker, i rise to do so today. across southern indiana in henrysville, marysville and others, hoosier families and communities are picking up the pieces after one of the most deaf straiting -- devastating tornadoes in my lifetime swept through the state. i come to the floor today to pay tribute to the loss and to those who lost their homes and businesses, to pay tribute to the first respoppeders and to the countless thousands of hoosiers who have come alongside their neighbors in this grievous hour. as millions of americans have witnessed on television, these violent storms left utter destruction in their wake across a three-state area. schools, businesses, and homes are reduce