"You said that in your testimony earlier, that 'in Supreme Court parlance, the right is not fundamental.'"
"I do think that the scheme you arranged for this hearing is good, the way we have gone forward."
"Our former chairman, Senator Hatch. He's given us a definition for a number of years, and that is when a judge allows their personal, political, or other biases to overcome their commitment to the rul..."
"I think you've handled this well throughout, and I support you 100 percent."
"I hope this will be viewed as the best hearing this Committee has ever had."
"I expect this hearing and resulting debate will be characterized by a respectful tone."
"What I found was that charges come flying in from right and left that are unsupported and false."
"it is flatly prohibited for them to be released into the United States."
"directing them to target both illegal workers and employers that create incentives for aliens to illegally cross our borders, which I think is the law and sound policy, and I appreciate that."
"The rule of law is the most lacking thing in those countries. If you could have security and lawful behavior and the government had the capacity to secure people in their lives and in their business i..."
"People expect out of this Committee high standards of professionalism and integrity and fairness and justice, and you can be sure that we will work hard to discuss the issues that are important to Ame..."