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The question is whether the ABA, or anybody for that matter, should be giving a blackball and be able to prohibit or ban a candidate from being considered by this Committee if it does not give it its approval.
I, too, appreciate deeply the work that the ABA does and the ratings and reviews that it gives on all of our candidates.
I believe it is something where both a strong economy and a strong environment can be achieved.
I want to talk to you about western States issues.
I personally do not want to see the executive branch making law without involvement of Congress to the maximum extent possible.
there is a concern among many Members of Congress that Congress has delegated too much of its responsibility to the executive branch.
It is important for America to know that your attitude is that strong on this.
Those who want to try to create the impression that you are an outlier have to use that last 3 percent.
the editorial board is strongly inclined to support Judge Kavanaugh's confirmation.
Judge Kavanaugh is impeccably credentialed, conventionally conservative, and less likely than other short-listed judges to overturn landmark culture war case law.
The next few days will prove insightful as we discuss with Judge Kavanaugh for the public to hear in his own words the proper role of the judge in our constitutional system.
I rise in support of the nomination of the Honorable Richard Clarida to be a member and Vice Chairman of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System. Dr. Clarida has a breadth of private sector, government, and academic experience…
today, I wish to salute Ken Flanz, my longtime legislative director and senior-most legislative policy adviser who is retiring from the Senate, for his nearly 30 years of devoted congressional service. Next month, he joins his loving wife…
I rise to speak about the President's nomination of appellate judge Brett Kavanaugh to serve as an Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court. On July 9, President Trump announced his selection of Judge Kavanaugh to be the 114th Justice…
I think that obviously the sanctions have two purposes. One is a direct effect to inflict pain, but the real objective is to change conduct.
It was this Committee that put together the foundation for those sanctions and financial measures on Russia and then worked with the Committee on Foreign Relations to expand them as a part of CAATSA.
The reasons for these sanctions include Russia's standing military incursions in Ukraine; abetting Assad's atrocities in Syria; conducting cyberenabled information warfare activities and cyberattacks against United States critical…
as you know, late last year, Congress passed the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act. As chairman of the Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship, I supported this legislation because of its potential to spur investment, stimulate…