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

Corporations are subject as an entity to fines and punishment for violating the law, and so are the corporate officers.

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

Let Congress pass a comprehensive immigration reform bill.

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

I would use the appropriate Federal agencies, and I do believe it is in violation of the law to excessively or improperly hinder even the access to an abortion clinic.

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

I believe the United States should have an immigration policy that is fair and objective and gives people from all over the world the right to apply.

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

The Voting Rights Act passed in 1965 was one of the most important Acts to deal with racial difficulties that we face.

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

I suggested that Attorney General Lynch should appoint a special counsel in the Clinton matter.

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

It has to be the people's interest first, and I do think too often Congress has been complacent in supporting legislation that might make businesses happy.

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

I would not commit, at this time, to appointing a special counsel when I am not aware of a precise factual situation that would be in play.

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

No one has been more committed or engaged than Senator Jeff Sessions in protecting and enhancing the prospects of Black workers in America.

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Richard Shelby
@richardshelby· Republican · AL· Jan 9, 2017

Jeff's commitment to upholding the rule of law I believe is unparalleled.

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

That is correct, and it is subject to civil and/or criminal complaint.

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

The Solicitor General should not advocate to alter the meaning of words to advance an agenda.

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

As the Judiciary Committee's Ranking Member during that time in which this legislation was pending, Senator Sessions played a significant role in helping us to craft a bill that would gain bipartisan support and eventually passed Congress…

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

I do believe we regularly have fraudulent activities occur during election cycles.

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

I think it is problematic and difficult to justify a prosecutor charging five kilos of heroin when the actual amount was 10, to get a lower sentence.

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

I made a speech in favor of it saying what you are saying, that it was disproportionately impacting our African-American community and we needed to fix it, and eventually that was passed.

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

in America you are free to exercise your religious beliefs as you deem fit, as long as it does not violate established law.

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

We do not need to subject prisoners to any more punishment than the law requires.

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