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Jeff Sessions
@jeffsessions· Republican · AL· Jan 9, 2017

Without committing and commenting on any particular case, I will, Senator Grassley, be pleased to honor your request.

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Jeff Sessions
@jeffsessions· Republican · AL· Jan 9, 2017

Those decrees remain in force if and until and if they are changed. And they would be enforced.

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Jeff Sessions
@jeffsessions· Republican · AL· Jan 9, 2017

Qui tam provisions are a valid and effective method of rooting out fraud and abuse.

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Jeff Sessions
@jeffsessions· Republican · AL· Jan 9, 2017

I thought that was an unwise step, to take something that directs even the lowest private to do, to make that the rule for higher-ups.

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Jeff Sessions
@jeffsessions· Republican · AL· Jan 9, 2017

Any changes would need to be carefully done, and thought out in a principled and honorable way.

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Jeff Sessions
@jeffsessions· Republican · AL· Jan 9, 2017

I think Senator Kyl was a strong advocate for that.

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Jeff Sessions
@jeffsessions· Republican · AL· Jan 9, 2017

It is not true that refugees do not commit terrorist acts. There is a danger, even in the refugee population.

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Jeff Sessions
@jeffsessions· Republican · AL· Jan 9, 2017

OLC does represent a key position in the Department of Justice.

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Jeff Sessions
@jeffsessions· Republican · AL· Jan 9, 2017

You are not threatening and not guaranteeing you are going to prosecute people until you fairly evaluate all the facts and the evidence and the law they thought they were dealing with at the time?

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Jeff Sessions
@jeffsessions· Republican · AL· Jan 9, 2017

Those laws are clear and they are being prosecuted today and should continue to be effectively and vigorously prosecuted in the cases that are appropriate.

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Jeff Sessions
@jeffsessions· Republican · AL· Jan 9, 2017

I will honor and maintain those procedures at the Department of Justice.

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Jeff Sessions
@jeffsessions· Republican · AL· Jan 9, 2017

Senator Sessions has demonstrated commitment not just to so-called law-and-order issues, but also to an issue very important to my members: officer safety.

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Jeff Sessions
@jeffsessions· Republican · AL· Jan 9, 2017

First and foremost, the immigration policy of the United States should serve the national interest, the people's interest.

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Jeff Sessions
@jeffsessions· Republican · AL· Jan 9, 2017

religious freedom is our great heritage in America. We respect people's religion.

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Jeff Sessions
@jeffsessions· Republican · AL· Jan 9, 2017

Critics of the immigration enforcement, the DAPA and the DACA laws, said that the prosecutorial discretion argument went too far.

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Jeff Sessions
@jeffsessions· Republican · AL· Jan 9, 2017

We could work out a lot more of these issues rather than having the heavy hand of the Federal litigation system come to play into forcing compliance by States.

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Jeff Sessions
@jeffsessions· Republican · AL· Jan 9, 2017

The President from on down should be crystal clear on this, and I haven't seen that.

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