the clerk: nomination, the judiciary, timothy s. hillman of massachusetts to be united states district judge. the presiding officer: under the previous order there will be 30 minutes of debate equally divided in the usual form. mr. leahy: madam president, i would ask consent to insert my statement on the hillman nomination and judiciary nominations generally in the record as though read. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. leahy: madam president, i would ask to speak to, also within the time that is reserved for me, speak on another important subject as though in morning business. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. leahy: madam president, it's been more than a month since the senate came together to pass the violence against women reauthorization act of 2012. this bill commonly referred to as violence against women act reflects the tradition of bringing together the needs of both parties to respond to the needs of victims, all victims. more than two thirds of the senate including 15 republicans voted for this sequence l

and at 5 eastern, debate on the nomination of timothy hillman to be a federal district court judge in massachusetts, with a vote scheduled for 5:30. the presiding officer: the senate will come to order. the chaplain, dr. barry black, will lead the senate in prayer. the chaplain: let us pray. eternal god, whose presence is the source of our strength. as we return from. memorial day recess. we pause to thank you. for those who have made. the ultimate sacrifice. for the freedoms we enjoy. please hold all. our service men and women. in your strong arms. protecting them from dangers. seen and unseen. bless the families. of our service members. fill their lives with your peace and provision. strengthen them to trust. in your mighty power. to sustain them. help our senators this day. to live lives worthy. of your goodness and grace. may they discover. that real fulfillment. comes when they seek. to glorify you. place your hand on the senators' shoulders today, reminding them that. you are with them. and will guide them. we pray in your great name. amen. the presiding officer: please join me

each and senators will take up the nomination of timothy hillman to be a federal district court judgemassachusetts. a vote expected at about 5:30 p.m. eastern. >> [inaudible conversations] >> [inaudible conversations] >> [inaudible conversations] >> [inaudible conversations] >> [inaudible conversations] >> if everyone could please take their seats, we'll move to our second panel. [inaudible conversations] >> as those in this room know, we are now at another critical juncture in efforts to negotiate a resolution to issues surrounding iran's nuclear program. after a long interval, the six powers reengage with the rent on april 14 in istanbul, on may 23 and 24th in baghdad, the parties discuss specific proposals. the six powers call for iran to end its enrichment of uranium to 20% and shift its stockpile of metro out of the country in exchange for providing 20% enriched uranium in the form of fuel plates for the iran research reactor nuclear security assistance and critical spare parts for civilian aircraft. iranian's presented their own five-point plan offering greater international acc