I did indeed support the bill in 2000 and in----

At the Department of Justice you are not required to be a judge to be a prosecutor.

I do believe that the law has been passed by Congress. I am interested to see how it plays out in the real world.

Absolutely. I supported it in 2000 when it passed. I supported it in 2005 when both of those bills I supported became law.

I think it would be incumbent upon anybody who is holding the office of Attorney General at that time to carefully think his way through that to seek the advice and to follow the normal or appropriate special prosecutor standards.

Jeff Sessions will be a very good Attorney General and I have no problem with his character as it relates to his willingness to enforce our laws.

One of the biggest bottlenecks... is the bottleneck of the scientific analysis.

I can, Senator Cornyn. I am familiar with how that plays out in the real world.

You do not want the White House acting unadvised. You want it to seek legal advice.

The Supreme Court has ruled on that. The dissenters dissented vigorously, but it was 5-4.

I would urge all of you to be sure that when we pass a law or you pass a law, if I am confirmed, that that law is clear and sets limits.

I appreciate the fact that our country has been talking and, I believe, taking action for a number of years to deal with sex trafficking more effectively.

I mean, you would rather have children of immigrants here that came lawfully rather than unlawfully.

I would not receive it from Henry Hayes, I will tell you that. He no longer exists. So no, I would not take an award from the Klan.

Senator Lee, that office is important.

I believe that religion, as practiced by and understood by an individual, could make that individual subject to being denied admission if that individual's practice of their religion would present a threat to the country.

This Committee and the Congress funds the various departments of the executive branch, and you have every right before you fund our agencies and departments to get responsive answers to questions that are proper.

Senator Sessions is unquestionably qualified for the job for which he has been nominated.