Jeff Sessions

Do you believe that the President has a right to take action in violation of law just because Congress refused to pass a law he asked them to pass?

I believe this is a fundamental question. It has been a part of the national debate and the American people are very concerned about it.

Do you believe the Executive action announced by President Obama on November 20 is legal and constitutional, just yes or no?

This is what distinguishes the Yuma Sector from the others--it is the success with this program.

It is quite different, as I think Mr. Kirsanow points out, to demand your lawful rights as an American and to ask for--insist that civil rights apply to those who enter the country unlawfully to have these benefits.

On the 50th anniversary of the Selma march that is approaching--people were denied systematically fundamental rights as citizens of the United States of America.

I certainly agree. I am a little surprised it took you that long, but the Attorney General's statement was breathtaking to me.

He or she sets the tone for law in America, the commitment to law, and must resist politicizing law.

The Attorney General is the premier law enforcement officer, the senior law enforcement officer in America.

I hope Ms. Lynch can fix these flaws.

The Attorney General's job is to represent the American people, not just the President and not just the executive branch.

The common thread that binds all these challenges together, in my judgment, is a Department of Justice that is very deeply politicized.

It is time for us to think about our role, what our strategy will be, and what we can realistically accomplish in the future.

I certainly share the view that it was a colossal error in 2011 to completely withdraw.

It is time for somebody to stand up for working Americans.

Our people have demanded and pleaded with Congress for 40 years for and the politicians have refused to give it.

I think the challenge for us today, Madam Chair, is what can we do to help the American worker.

It has to be a lawful system. It has to be one that serves the national interest.

The Federal Reserve in Atlanta has found that wages are pulled down by excessive flows of labor.

I want your military opinion, but if we embedded a number of Special Forces with the Iraqi military, and they knew that they had access to intelligence from the United States and air support from the United States, wouldn't that encourage…

I think it's necessary to blunt the momentum.

I think we owe those who have served and who have suffered to be successful, if we can be successful.

Shouldn't we emphasize our relationship with our friends, the Kurds, in Baghdad, and the Iraqis, and begin to work with them to turn the tide?

Would it be in our advantage to, sooner rather than later, encourage the Iraqis to get on the move?

I believe you said earlier that our first priority should be ISIL. Is that correct?