Jeff Sessions

I would not favor a registry of Muslims in the United States. No, I would not.

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.

I do not believe we can afford nor should we undertake to provide free lawyers for everybody that enters the country unlawfully.

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

I believe the Court struck that statute down.

That is something that is appropriate for Congress and the Chief Executive to consider.

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

Well, Attorney General Mukasey, who I think is still here--yes, and I am honored to have him here today.

But the Attorney General's duty is to give the best judgment that the Attorney General can give.

It would be difficult to speculate on that. We saw what you are alluding to during the Nixon administration.

This country has every right to deport persons who are here unlawfully, who violate our criminal laws in some other aspect, and they should indeed be promptly deported.

It does represent unjustifiable failures that we are seeing too often in our system today.

I voted a few years ago to extend the Voting Rights Act for 25 years. It included preclearance in it.

The Voting Rights Act was absolutely essential to reverse the problem that we had in the South of systemic voter suppression

You cannot create laws designed to inhibit the right of any class of citizens to vote

The Voting Rights Act has eliminated that discrimination.

I do believe we regularly have fraudulent activities occur during election cycles.

I just would like your verbal commitment here to continue to do what you have always done, and that is, put the safety and security of the American people first.

I hope she, along with Chairman Grassley, will make sure that all of the Committee Members are thoroughly briefed and comfortable with the reauthorization of Section 702.

I think we are fortunate on the Judiciary Committee to also have, in addition to our other colleagues, Senator Feinstein, who has until recently served as the Ranking Member on the Senate Intelligence Committee.

But they cannot be denied access to education. The courts have decided that, as I understand it.

I believe Americans value that principle and support it and we should always hold it high and we should not back away from it.

In America you are free to exercise your religious beliefs as you deem fit, as long as it does not violate established law.

I have no hesitation to enforce antitrust law. I have no hesitation, if the finding justifies it, to say that certain mergers should not occur, and there will not be political influence in that process.

The antitrust policies of the United States have to be consistent and as clear as possible.