Jeff Sessions

Forty cents of every dollar we spend is borrowed.

Our deficit is expected to reach nearly $1.5 trillion this fiscal year.

I think the American people are deeply concerned about where we are heading economically.

It is an honor to be here, to be with you. I respect you very much and value our friendship.

Can the American people have confidence that you and the administration are on the same page?

I value those comments.

There has been a lack of understanding when he made that commitment, I believe, of the serious ramifications and problems that might arise from it.

I'm inclined to the personal view that DADT has been pretty effective and I'm dubious about the change.

Half the people in the United States military, if asked, would say they don't want to change this policy.

I believe both sides of the aisle here would back you up on that, if you have done it in the right way.

The commission listed 14 priorities for implementing the Fair Sentencing Act of 2010, which I cosponsored;

We need to be after those folks, and they will be facing substantial prison sentences.

It sounds good to people. It sounds like, well, we can just end the problem of drugs if we just make it legal, which any country that has tried that, Alaska and other places have tried it, it does not work and it is a very dangerous failed…

I just proposed to my Republican colleagues that we all reduce our expenditures 15 percent.

I want to make the point that ever since I have been in law enforcement, starting out in 1975, people have had all kinds of plans to fix the recidivist rate.

And would you agree that it would be important for the commission to allow this Fair Sentencing Act time to be implemented before it produces any additional policy recommendations or conclusions about the crack and powder cocaine issue?

I believe that a guideline system is better than one based on mandatory minimums and one that is purely discretion-based.

The best way we can help the Mexican leadership, who is standing courageously against drug cartels, because their lives are on the line

The effort that we undertook as a Nation to counsel young people, send clear messages about what is acceptable and what is not had a positive influence on the health and welfare of our country.

It seems to me that a low level offender can be given a second chance and it ought to be done in a way that has good supervision, as drug court does.

I do believe, do you not, that the ultimate authority of a judge to adjudicate a person guilty and sentence them to custody provides a kind of opportunity or the environment to get the attention of the offender and perhaps give them a…

I understand this will be the last nomination hearing for the 111th Congress and with today's hearing, the Committee has held hearings for 110 nominees.

And that strict scrutiny should be applied, which means a very careful review of any situation in which we give one ethnic group or racial group or religious group an advantage over another.

I think the American people and I have the view that schools have got to be given some latitude in running the school and maintaining order.

I would like to thank all the people who have worked to move these nominations forward, and congratulate the nominees.