senator ted kaufman from delaware made the presentation. i bring that to the senate's attention for a number of reasons. one, is that ted kaufman has really a stunning life story. not the least of which is starting in 1972 with a 29-year-old man by the name of joe biden who stood no chance of being elected in the state of delaware running against a man who had served in many different positions, including a member of the house of representatives, governor and was a sitting senator. but this young 29-year-old with ted kaufman helping him to run his campaign was elected, surprising everyone. and, as we know, senator biden recently elected on top of the world barely old enough to serve constitutionally after having been in the senate for a little over a month, his wife and daughter killed, his two boys were badly injured. and ted kaufman served with him as a staffer until i think about 1995 when he went into the private sector and came back as a united states senate, appointed when senator biden was elevated to become vice president. but the m

senator ted kaufman of delaware one of temp senators that proposed the solution. sport kaufman, welcome back to "mad money." thank you for taking the time to talk to us about this incredibly important fight. >> thank you, jim. thanks for letting me back on again. >> senator kaufman, i have to tell you i'm sure there are people within the s.e.c. who says i don't to why the senator is bothering with this. the market is a bull parke again. everything is fine. what are we loried about? how do you respond to the possible ripost that things are good. >> a bunch of somebody, predatory bears made a lot of money when the stock market went down and they've got it all there and sitting there and waiting for another bear market to do it again. this doesn't take rocket science to figure out that those people are waiting for this to happen. if we don't institute some changes to go after it so we can't have naked short-telling they'll be right out doing it again and bear stearns or lehman brothers going down the chute. >> i made about half my money short selling when i was a hedg

senator ted kaufman of delaware, one of a group of seven senators who sent a letter to the s.e.c.for taking the time to talk with us about this incredibly important fight. good to see you, sir. >> thanks, jim. thanks for letting me back on again. >> senator kaufman, i have to tell you that i'm sure there are people within the s.e.c. who will say why i don't know why senator kaufman is bothering with this. everything is fine. what are we worried about? how do you respond when they say hey, listen, what are you worried about? things are good. >> you and i know and a bunch of somebodies, predator bears made a lot of money when the stock market went down. they've got it all there, sitting there waiting for another bear market to do it again. this doesn't need rocket science to figure out what's going to happen. if we don't institute these changes so we can't have naked short selling, they're going to be right back out doing it again and some other major institution, bear stearns or lehman brothers going down the shoot. >> i made about half my money short selling. >> nothing wrong with

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daily basis, i'd say to my colleagues and others who will be watching these proceedings, senator ted kaufman of delaware has made it his business on a daily basis to express our collective gratitude to these people who serve our country every single day to keep us safe and secure and to keep us functioning as a society. and it may not seem like much to me, but i'll guarantee you, there are thousands of people today who are at work who appreciate it and there are millions more, i suspect, whose family members, whose neighbors, whose coworkers and others appreciate the recognition you've given them, as well as some ideas you've brought to the table legislatively to make a difference for people. so i commend you, my fellow colleague, for a relative newcomer and a short-timer, you've made a substantial contribution to our country. and i thank you for it. mr. kaufman: madam president, i'd just like to say that this has been a labor of love for me talking about great federal employees, and i -- i must admit that one of the truly great federal employees who embodies everything that i talk about, ab

we will hear from senator ted kaufman in favor of for confirmation and center john cornyn in opposition. this is 20 minutes. >> mr. president i rise today in support of the nomination of judge sotomayor to be the associate justice on the united states supreme court. less week the committee held four days of hearings in judge sotomayor's commination including two and half days of testimony from the judge herself. i came away from these hearings deeply impressed with judge sotomayor's intellect, and thoughtfulness, demeanor and integrity. these characteristics already play aegis a record and the last time accomplishment show even more briefly in last week's hearings. i respect for the law, president and the congress will help insure the supreme court is a place where the party, whether power for zero or powerless get a fair hearing. in short, the hearings confirmed judge sotomayor has all the essential qualities that will enable her to serve well, all americans and the rule of law and our nation's highest court. mr. president my support for judge sotomayor is even stronger given our curre