There is virtually no defense for that kind of action, and I do believe that we are failing to appreciate police officers who place their lives at risk.

It presents tremendous opportunities to solve crimes in an effective way and can produce justice.

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

It would be a very high priority of mine.

I just think that caution is always required in these cases.

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.

It is not a little matter. It is a matter that has created controversy over the years.

The law has been passed. The Congress has spoken. You can be sure I will enforce it.

No one has been more committed or engaged than Senator Jeff Sessions in protecting and enhancing the prospects of Black workers in America.

I am not sure it has been conclusively settled one way or the other whether a properly conducted voter ID system is improper and discriminatory. Indeed, the Supreme Court has held that voter ID is legitimate, at least under certain…

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.

I would be focusing my attention on enforcing the laws that exist, and I guess it would be Congress' duty to wrestle with whether to change it or not.

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

Fundamentally we need to fix this immigration system.

Senator Sessions helped craft the legislative language that became the DNA Fingerprint Act to provide Federal authorities with the authorization to collect DNA from arrestees.

I have not said that the woman's right to choose or that Roe v. Wade and its progeny is not the law of the land.

I am a great believer in religious freedom and the right of people to exercise their religious beliefs.

Well, there are reasonable arguments to be made for that.

It is the ultimate loyalty to him, and you hope that a President, and I hope President-elect Trump has confidence in me...

It is not acceptable to retaliate against a whistleblower.

There is no general Federal crime. So, many things like larceny and even murder, when there is no civil rights connection, have traditionally been totally the responsibility of the States.

His leadership on this matter and his leadership on the Subcommittee on Immigration and the National Interest has been key to forestalling an even deeper downward trajectory for Black workers in this country.

I believe in following the law. There is too much focus on people who are here illegally and not enough on the law.

I believe the United States should have an immigration policy that is fair and objective and gives people from all over the world the right to apply.

We cannot forget victims' rights.