And just to be clear--I have not gone through all of your qualifications, but it is in your resume.

The following Senators are necessarily absent: the Senator from Alaska (Ms. Murkowski) and the Senator from New Hampshire (Mr. Gregg). The PRESIDING OFFICER. Are there any other Senators in the Chamber desiring to vote? They yeas and nays…

The following Senators are necessarily absent: the Senator from Alaska (Ms. Murkowski) and the Senator from New Hampshire (Mr. Gregg). The PRESIDING OFFICER. Are there any other Senators in the Chamber desiring to vote? The result was…

The following Senators are necessarily absent: The Senator from Alaska (Ms. Murkowski) and the Senator from New Hampshire (Mr. Gregg). The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. Udall of New Mexico). Are there any other Senators in the Chamber desiring to…

I think because of the large vote in the House, if we make changes that are specifically designed to ensure that the bill will both be effective and will be upheld by the courts, that we should not have difficulty in getting House…

Well, again, this is a subject that I think the Congress wants to deal with as quickly as we can in a way that will ensure this time that we get it right, the courts will uphold what we do so that we can prevent the kind of cruelty that is…

The Supreme Court obviously needs to be very careful about its definitions of speech to ensure that real speech is not unduly inhibited.

And that is, of course, one of the reasons why we would be wanting to pursue this.

Okay. Obviously, the reason for that is to try to find how we want to define what would be prohibited here, to include all of those things that are involved.

It is obviously essential, not only to stop something that is enormously cruel to animals, but also to try to find ways to help those who may suffer from the disorders that you have discussed.

I am a member of the minority but have worked with the majority to ensure that this hearing can be held whether or not members of the majority are here.