the clerk: the judiciary, philip m. halpern, of new york, to be united states district judge for the southern district of new york. the presiding officer: the senator from wyoming. mr. barrasso: thank you, madam president. madam president, i come to the floor today as the democrats seem to be in complete disarray with voting under way in new hampshire. for all of their anger, all of their outrage, they have failed to tap into all of the great things that to me and the people of wyoming that we see happening all across america. democrat primary voters in new hampshire seem to be on the verge of nominating for president of the united states a socialist. madam president, by any way you look at it, we have a strong, healthy and growing economy, and a socialist is now the frontrunner for the democrat nomination for president. socialist policies would bankrupt our country. what's their top priority? it seems to be a complete government takeover of health care in america. that means for the 180 million americans who get their health i

philip m. halpern of new york to be united states district judge for the southern district of new york. the presiding officer: the question occurs on the nomination. is there a sufficient second? there appears to be. the clerk will call the roll. vote: vote: vote: vote: vote: the presiding officer: is there any senator in the chamber wishing to vote or change their vote? if not, the ayes are 77, the nays are 19. the nomination is confirmed. a senator: madam president. the presiding officer: the senator from north dakota. a senator: madam president i ask unanimous consent that for the nominations just confirmed, the motions to reconsider be made and laid on the tablen't president be immediately notified of the senate's action. the presiding officer: without objection. a senator: i further ask that the senate proceed to legislative session for a period of morning business with senators permitted to speak for ten minutes each. the presiding officer: without objection. the senator from virginia. mr. kaine: