I just feel like the reason I was pushing back is because I do not feel like it is right to judge me and require that I give back an award if I do not agree with every policy of an organization that gave the award.

I do believe that if an Attorney General is asked to do something that is plainly unlawful, he cannot participate in that.

I have always loved the law. It is the very foundation of this country.

The military did not do that. That was by intelligence agencies.

I understand the demands for justice and fairness made by our LGBT community.

I do believe the Second Amendment is a personal right. It is a historic right of the American people and the Constitution protects it.

It is. I believe it violated the Constitution and really attempted to set policy and not follow law.

I think it is a good thing that a police department might call on Federal investigators and a team to work with their police department to identify any problems and to help select remedies.

I am very concerned that the recent jump in the violent crime and murder rates are not anomalies, but the beginning of a dangerous trend.

I think it is designed for that purpose. It fits that purpose marvelously well.

We tried to provide more protection for U.S. workers.

You know that I revere the Constitution, that I am committed to the rule of law; and you know that I believe in fairness and impartiality and equal justice under law.

They deserve the same protection that any entity--business or otherwise--is entitled to, when people violate the law and carry out improper threats or blockades of their business.

Well, Senator, they won those cases. They took them to court and eventually won a monumental victory.

I believe that it is important for the American people to know that when an individual is sentenced to prison they are not subjected to cruel and inhuman punishment under the Constitution at a minimum.

I feel the weight of an honor greater than I have aspired to.

He helped build bipartisan support for the legislation, which passed the Senate and then the House before being signed into law by the President.

It is hard to believe, really, that the three of us have served together in this body for almost 20 years.