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