Jeff Sessions

Admiral Mullen, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs, said our debt is the greatest threat to our national security.

I believe the values you express in your writings indicate that you have a very activist view of the role of a judge.

You are a most able advocate for the judges from California that you believe in, and I always respect your insight.

I am over my time, Madam Chairman. Thank you.

I am just telling you, I have to vote. You know, I am sort of a judge here.

Well, who would find within that document a source of substantive rights? Legislatures do not need to use the Citizenship Clause to pass a welfare bill.

It is clearly in accord with the most aggressive foreign law citation theories and I think are unacceptable.

I consider them to be the most advanced statement of the activist judicial philosophy that I have seen.

I do believe that is a serious defect--I mean, a serious lack, at least, in any judge who goes on a court one step below the Supreme Court.

Secretary Donley, what is the total estimated cost avoidance to the government that resulted from the cancellation of the 2001 congressionally-authorized Boeing lease proposal to the current fixed-price contract?

Secretary Donley, what was the final bid price submitted by Boeing that ultimately won the most recent Air Force tanker competition?

EADS is a European ally of ours. Europe is an ally in so many ways.

I think the leadership of the committee in a bipartisan way moved this forward.

I remain convinced that the criteria that were changed when this administration took office too much reduced the advantage the more capable aircraft would have.

I could describe Senator McCain as a $7 billion man.

Isn't it now incumbent on the Air Force that you require this winner to fulfill the competition?

If that principle is violated, it actually violates the integrity of the bid process.

You have to maintain the integrity. You can't just let the person get a low bid and then run up the price in the years to come.

For our economy it's better for those troops to be in the United States spending their wealth and creating tax growth for the local communities and jobs.

We need to ask ourselves a few things. All of us want to contain spending...

I believe it's the responsibility of Congress to reduce spending. We're going to have to do that.

I believe Senator Levin asked you about deployments in Europe. It's just a matter that's come up again recently. I am of the belief it's difficult to justify 40,000 troops in Europe at this point in time.

I do believe that the LCS will be cheaper to operate and be a step forward for the Navy.

But the base defense budget that we rely on to defend America has to be examined and not unnecessarily weakened, in my opinion.

I will not allow that relationship of trust to be violated.