I am deeply concerned about the theatrics we have seen these last 2 days.

I had introduced legislation known as the CLOUD Act to resolve this issue.

Our local communities cannot tax the land, and property taxes are where in most States, including my own, a lot of the money comes from to fund schools.

the Presidency is not a monarchy is a very important one.

the Presidency would not be a monarchy, and it specified all the ways that under the Constitution the President is not above the law, no one is above the law in the United States of America.

I recognize that it is politics driving these attacks, and so do the American people. They know what is at stake.

We are judges. We do not wear a partisan label as judges.

The hysteria around Supreme Court confirmation hearings is coming from the fact that we have a fundamental misunderstanding of the role of the Supreme Court in American life now.

Those are Judge Kavanaugh's words. That is the man who sits before us nominated to be a Justice on the highest court of our land.

It is incredibly frustrating. In those circumstances, we look for a demon.

when you create an entity within the Federal Government, within the executive branch, it is not accountable to anyone

I have great respect for teachers. Both my parents worked as educators in different capacities...

I consider this most unfortunate given that this was entirely within the control of at least one of my Democratic colleagues to do this.

The Supreme Court is increasingly a substitute political battleground in America.

If they are just politicians, then the people should have power, and they should not have lifetime appointments.

these principles apply. They are principles to which we have sworn an oath, and they are principles that I think we would do well to restore and focus on once again.

The legislature is impotent, the legislature is weak, and most people here want their jobs more than they really want to do legislative work.

It is not fair to this witness or any other witness in any other proceeding anywhere to not give the witness a copy and allow him to respond to it while he is being questioned about it.