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1 1 HOUSE RESOLUTION NO.
1 2 BY EICHHORN
1 3 A Resolution supporting the nomination of federal
1 4 court of appeals judicial nominee Miguel A. Estrada.
1 5 WHEREAS, on May 9, 2001, President George W. Bush
1 6 nominated Miguel A. Estrada to fill a vacancy on the
1 7 United States Court of Appeals for the District of
1 8 Columbia Circuit; and
1 9 WHEREAS, Mr. Estrada's credentials go uncontested;
1 10 upon his arrival to the United States as an immigrant
1 11 from Honduras, he mastered the English language and
1 12 embraced American culture, and graduated magna cum
1 13 laude from Columbia University and Harvard Law School;
1 14 and
1 15 WHEREAS, more than one and one-half years have
1 16 passed without a vote on the Senate floor regarding
1 17 Mr. Estrada's nomination; and
1 18 WHEREAS, the Senate Judiciary Committee has issued
1 19 a favorable report to the United States Senate, yet
1 20 because of partisan politics Democratic Senators
1 21 threaten to filibuster a Senate floor vote; and
1 22 WHEREAS, Mr. Estrada has received support from
1 23 liberal and conservative colleagues alike who attest
1 24 that he is one of the most brilliant and effective
1 25 appellate lawyers in the country; and
1 26 WHEREAS, organizations who support Mr. Estrada
1 27 include the League of United Latin American Citizens,
1 28 U.S. Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, Hispanic National
1 29 Bar Association, Hispanic Business Roundtable, and the
1 30 Latino Coalition; and
2 1 WHEREAS, Mr. Estrada would be the first Hispanic in
2 2 the country to sit on the United States Court of
2 3 Appeals District of Columbia Circuit, an important and
2 4 prestigious position within the nation's Courts of
2 5 Appeals; NOW THEREFORE,
2 6 BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
2 7 That the House of Representatives of the State of Iowa
2 8 requests that the United States Senate work to allow a
2 9 vote on the appointment of Mr. Estrada on the floor of
2 10 the United States Senate.
2 11 LSB 3399HH 80
2 12 jm/sh/8
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