U.S. State Attorneys General

We owe it to the American people, and to all of the independent-minded judges I mentioned at the beginning of my remarks, to preserve the integrity of our Constitution and the fairness and order of a system that has served us well for so…

I expect Judge Kavanaugh to make similar promises over the next few days, only to do, sadly, the exact opposite if confirmed.

A lifetime appointment to the Supreme Court, of someone who will provide the fifth vote on issues impacting the lives of every working American, is a battle worth fighting.

I pointed to an op-ed that had been written by two former White House staff secretaries, John Podesta and Todd Stern, entitled 'Staff Secretaries Aren't Traffic Cops: Stop Treating Kavanaugh Like He Was One.'

We do not have the documents.

Nothing could be further from the truth.

I do not think it has ever been the case in a hearing like this that the Members of this Committee have to pre-clear what we propose to query the nominee about. I think that is totally unprecedented.

That is unprecedented. That is not regular order.

It is regular order for us to receive all the documents that this Committee is entitled to.

On June 1st President Trump directed Secretary Perry to take, and I quote, ``immediate steps to prevent the loss of fuel secure power plants.''

You are going to need to become a very strong voice and advocate because the President wants to cut back or wipe out ARPA-E.

I would be interested in how the Administration intends to proceed with this, basically subsidizing coal and nuclear plants.

We want to be 100 percent energy self-sufficient in electricity by 2045 and we rely on ARPA-E for a lot of the cutting-edge support that we want to move forward on.

You said in your testimony that in order to interpret the statute, a relevant statute, then your job is to provide advice.

I think we share the goal of enabling all these survivors to live, as you put it, sustainable lives.

I certainly applaud Senator Tester's work in leading this effort. It has been a long overdue increase of approximately $300 a month for DIC recipients.

I think we should go ahead with covering this. And, I am pretty much in line with our former Chair in saying that, you know, we should provide the health care that they need.

It took an act of Congress for that to happen. So, it looks as though we are going to need to have an act of Congress again.

I have talked to a lot of veterans, and it is hard enough to show that they do come within the parameters for treatment even without exposure to Agent Orange.

These are some of the thousands of Blue Water Navy Vietnam veterans who have applied for VA health benefits, but were denied because they happened to serve our country at sea rather than on land.

I am proud to join my colleagues and the veteran service organizations here today in support of the Blue Water Navy Vietnam Veterans Act.

Increasing the amount of DIC benefits payment will help survivors continue to live a sustainable life, which I wholeheartedly agree with.

Exactly. It is a continuation of the cruelty and the dehumanization of children.

I think it is--I don't think it is a constructive course forward to roll back the fuel economy standards that have been planned.