Judicial independence is the ball work of this republic. Judicial independence gives us the rule of law and it is our most highly prized value.

Congress has the authority to tell the court what cases to take.

It is not fair to Congress to keep on moving the goal posts.

I was really glad to hear you say in response to Senator Kohl's questions that you favor television the Supreme Court.

As Senator Schumer said yesterday, we are looking for somebody who can moderate the court and a little humor would do a lot of good.

somebody that shows disregard of that nature to a Federal law, a law set by this body, is not acting in conjunction or in honoring the rule of law

If something arises that disrupts the mission, it doesn't matter what it is, it could disrupt the mission.

I think the military has to have access to campuses.

that concurring opinion goes into great detail as to why stare decisis ought not to be followed.

the standing issue itself is of some real importance, and it's of some real importance because it goes to the question, who does have standing to--to challenge surveillance policies

Madam Speaker, you may remember that the American people were told that Congress had to pass the health care bill so they could find out what was in it. After 3 months, the American people have found out what was in the new law, and they…

But in the face of that, we have taken action.

it has got to be a more comprehensive approach than this sort of ad hoc, band-aid approach that we have had

You understand this issue, the challenge that dairy farm families face with regard to the cost of production being so difficult.

the folks who are producing the milk and the cheese and the cream and the butter get their fair share of the value

I want to commend the work Senator Baucus is doing on a whole host of fronts, including the challenge of the deficit.

it is a painful memory that will not leave me as long as I am in this job

I remember early in my time in the Senate way back in 2007, on a very, very cold day going to Wayne County, Pennsylvania.