May be a real victory for short people. Marys book, in the kirby lobby, thank you for sharing. Thanks very much. [applause] [inaudible conversations] next, Melvin Urofsky from the bill of rights book festival, talks about the role of dissent and the Supreme Court. He has an extraordinary array of publications in addition to his definitive biography of brandeis, a life. He has written books on american zionism and his latest book which we are here to discuss is so wonderful and so timely, so provocative that i couldnt put it down. Is dissent and the Supreme Court, its role in the courts history and its role in constitutional dialogue and i cant wait to discuss it with you, please join me in welcoming Melvin Urofsky. [applause] you dont need to, this great book, we had a blast, we couldnt resist starting to talk about it. I have to begin with the obvious question. It was a logical step to go from there because brandeis is one of the great dissenters and according to his opinion in the wh
The speaker pro tempore the gentleman will address his comments to the speaker. The gentleman is recognized. Mr. Marino i urge my colleagues to vote for this legislation because apparently i hit the right nerve. I yield back. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman from pennsylvania yields back. The gentleman from kentucky reserves. The gentlewoman from new york is recognized. The gentlewoman from new york is recognized. Mrs. Lowey i yield one minute to the gentleman from washington, adam smith. The speaker pro tempore the gentlewoman from the gentleman from washington is recognized for one minute. The gentleman from washington the gentleman is correct. The house will be in order. The gentleman from washington will be recognized. Recognized for one minute. Mr. Smith i rise in opposition to thillbnd also the bill that will follow. We have a humanitarian crisis the speaker pro tempore the gentleman is correct. The gentleman will suspend. The house is not in order. The house will be in orde
And due process oriented who oppose these piece of legislation. I urbling my colleagues to vote no and yield back the balance of my time. The speaker pro tempore the gentlewoman from california yields back. The gentlewoman from new york reserves. The gentleman from kentucky is recognized. Mr. Rogers i yield two minutes to the gentleman from indiana, mr. Stutzman. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman is recognized for two minutes. Mr. Stutzman thank you, mr. Speaker. I thank the gentleman from kentucky for his dedication and hard work to finding a solution to a problem that none of us created here in this chamber. And i rise today in strong support of this supplemental appropriations bill for the crisis thats going on on our border. Im very proud of our conference this week, seeking input and solutions from members, taking the time to make sure that this legislation deals with the problem and crafting this legislation to make sure that theres no loopholes and that we deal with the spec
One step further, to undermine the ability to have children who were brought into this country, through no fault of their own, the dreamers that we have long supported, and we are tell toing them that now they wont be allowed to stay in this country. This is a humanitarian crisis, not a Border Security issue. I urge us to vote down both of these piece of legislation. The speaker pro tempore the gentlewoman from new york reserves. The gentleman from kentucky is recognized. Mr. Rogers i yield two minutes to the chairman of the agriculture subcommittee on appropriations. The speaker pro tempore the mr. Rogers the gentleman from alabama, mr. Aderholt. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman is recognized. Mr. Aderholt thank you, mr. Chairman, mr. Speaker. Its been discussed throughout the debate this afternoon and this theavepk we do face an unprecedented humanitarian emergency with literally thousands of unaccompanied alien children crossing our southwest border monthly. A number that has m
On friday we took the cases from tuesday tuesday. Wednesdays we discussed the monday cases. But the deliberation is orderly at the conference. The justices speak in turn going around the table. And usually the discussion is over after everyone has spoken but sometimes on the more difficult cases there would be back and fort later on. But by the time the conference is over most of the cases have been decided and will not be will come out the way the way theyre designed to conference. But there are some cases that are difficult and these deliberations that occur at later times on spontaneous occasions you cant really say. And when you were the senior justice and the majority and youre thinking about who do we sign the opinion to what are you thinking about in that part of the process . Well, it varies. Youre concerned about distributing assignments fairly and equally is one thing. Mainly the primary thing when i was assigned responsibility was to try to pick the justice who would do the