ms. collins: mr. president? the presiding officer: the senator from maine. ms. collins: thank you, mr. president. mr. president, i would ask unanimous consent that proceedings under the call be dispensed with. the presiding officer: without objection. under the previous order, the senate will proceed to executive session to consider the following nomination which the clerk will report. the clerk: nomination, the judiciary, william j. kayatta jr. of maine to be united states circuit judge for the first circuit. the presiding officer: under the previous order, there will now be 30 minutes of debate equally divided in the usual form. ms. collins: mr. president? the presiding officer: the senator from maine. ms. collins: thank you, madam president. madam-- thank you, mr. presiden. mr. president, i'm delighted to rise today in strong support of the confirmation of william kayatta of maine to serve on the u.s. court of appeals for the first circuit. mr. kayatta was originally nominated for this position more than a year ago. he was approved by the judiciary committee o

ms. collins: mr. president? the presiding officer: the senator from maine. ms. collins: thank you, mr. president. first, let me say that i'm very pleased to join with my friend and colleague from new hampshire to speak out against the indiscriminate, meat-ax cuts known in washington as sequestration, that are scheduled to take effect in just two weeks' time. we simply must take action to avoid this self-inflicted harm to our economy and to our national security. but what i find inexplicable is a growing acceptance that sequestration is going to go into effect despite the fact that virtually everyone should concede that across-the-board cuts where we don't set priorities do not make sense. there are good programs that deserve to be preserved. there are programs that have outlived their usefulness and should be eliminated. and then there are programs that could be cut and reduced. but that's not the approach we're taking. we're not going through the budget in a careful way, identifying programs that could be eliminated or reduced; setting priorities and making investments. no, we're allo

ms. collins: mr. president? the presiding officer: the senator from maine. ms. collins: thank you, mr. president. mr. president, i wanted to be an original cosponsor of the bipartisan legislation to reauthorize the violence against women act. let me thank the two leaders of that important bill, senators leahy and crapo, for their work to ensure that the senate makes renewing this important law a high priority early in this congress. i also want to acknowledge the work of the many advocates who have delivered so strongly the message to congress and to the public that we must do more to prevent violence from occurring in our homes and in our communities. our law enforcement officers, counselors, social workers, health care professionals, public educators and community service providers are truly on the front lines of the efforts to help those who are the victims of violence and to help prevent violence from occurring in the first place. their advocacy on behalf of these victims has helped to make this b

ms. collins was more than prepared to hold the fort by herself. although she got the seat when her husband died in a plane crash, she managed to transform herself from a greefing widow to -- grieving widow to a highly effective illinois congresswoman, chair of the congressional black caucus, democratic whip, and champion of women and minorities. she retired in 1997 as the longest serving black female in congress, having gotten 79% of the vote in her last he election. she left congress at the top of her game with a record that will long survive her. i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady yield back. for what purpose does the gentleman from maryland rise? without objection. mr. cummings: mr. speaker, i rise today in opposition to the harmful spending cuts that will threaten our economy and vital services for children, seniors, small business, and men and women in uniform. i have just come from a hearing in the coast guard subcommittee where we learned that in tweer 2011 our already underfunded coast guard failed

ms. collins into congress when she retired. she followed her husband who was killed in an airplane accident and the amazing thing about her is she basically had no political involvement, experience from that vantage point. she was an accountant who also was a housewife and involved a bit in local politics. but she got involved and was a quick study, immediately grasped what takes place here, ultimately became chairman of the congressional black caucus, became chairman of the congressional black caucus foundation, had an outstanding career and i simply wanted to acknowledge her work and again i want to thank the gentleman from texas for yielding to me. people of her community will remember the legacy that she created as a fighter for women's rights and a defender of children's rights and a real defender of health care. so i thank you, mr. speaker, and again i thank the gentleman from texas. mr. gohmert: thank you, mr. davis. it's my pleasure to have had the opportunity to yield to you and it's one of the things that is good if w

ms. cornelia godfrey, and on behalf of supervisor avalos, for the late lawrence collins. >> madam clerk, is there any more business in front of the body? >> that concludes our business for today, mr. president. >> superintendent assessor, godspeed. with that, ladies and gentlemen, we are adjourned. [adjourned]

ms. cornelia godfrey, and on behalf of supervisor avalos, for the late lawrence collins. >> madam clerk, is there any more business in front of the body? >> that concludes our business for today, mr. president. >> superintendent assessor, godspeed. with that, ladies and gentlemen, we are adjourned. [adjourned] >> good afternoon. welcome to the san francisco board of supervisors meeting of tuesday, february the 26th, 2013. madam clerk, would you please call the roll? >> yes, mr. president. supervisor avalos? avalos present. supervisor breed? breed present. supervisor campos? campos present. president chiu? present. supervisor chu? chu present. supervisor cohen? cohen present. supervisor farrell? farrell present. supervisor kim? kim absent. supervisor mar? mar absent. supervisor wiener? wiener present. supervisor yee? yee present. mr. president, there is a quorum. >> thank you. ladies and gentlemen, could you please join us in the pledge of allegiance? i pledge allegiance to the flag of the united states of america, and to the republic for which it stands; one nation under god, indivisible

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