I do want to help President-elect Obama. It is very important. There are enormous problems facing this country.
The Justice Department has been slow, ineffective, and sometimes obstructionist in implementing these programs.
Separation of powers is the rock bed of our republic, and independence is very important.
The Attorney General position must be filled quickly. We remain a Nation at war and a Nation that faces the continuous threat of a terrorist...
I probably have been critical of a number of different Presidents' use of that constitutional right.
We need an Attorney General, as Robert Jackson said 68 years ago, 'who serves the law and not factional purposes, and who approaches his tas...
I have been encouraged by the initial reaction of many Republicans, including some serving on this Committee, when Mr. Holder's name was rep...
January 15, 2009 Opening statement
I have joined this morning out of friendship, but also I weigh very heavily coming before the Senate again so soon after my retirement, but ...
We do it for everybody, black, white, Hispanic, whatever they might be, poor, rich, to make sure that the right to vote in this country is g...
The election of Barack Obama and Joe Biden and the President-elect's selection of Eric Holder Jr. to be Attorney General of the United State...
I am deeply humbled by this opportunity to appear this morning and participate in what I regard, and I think you regard, as one of the most ...
I hope to work with you in a productive way on legitimate concerns that I and others in the Senate have about the extent of Government's sur...
I will work with Senator Kyl and Senators on both sides of the aisle on that, but especially on these immigration matters.
I directly assisted the Senator in his role as a senior member of the Defense Appropriations Subcommittee.
The 95-member U.S. Senate National Guard Caucus, which I co-chair along with Senator Kit Bond of Missouri, played an integral role in that r...
At the same time, the Guard and Reserve support for homeland duties was at an all time high.
It has been a great privilege to assist you in your work as a tireless champion for Vermont and the men and women of the National Guard.
