tomorrow will be 1 month since Putin started his war in Ukraine. Every day, we get a chance to see that war being fought on our TV, so I want to tell you what I have seen in 1 month of viewing the war in Ukraine or what I have heard from…

I think you'll find my tone a little bit different than it has been sometimes that I've questioned ABA about--I've been critical of your involvement in this process.

Do you believe the individual right to keep and bear arms is a fundamental right?

The False Claims Act is one of the best tools that we have to fight against Government fraud and to recover taxpayers' money.

I want to compliment the Democrats on this Committee for using grace and dignity unlike it was during the Kavanaugh hearings.

Joe Biden was among the Democrats filibustering the first African-American woman nominated to D.C. Circuit.

Judge Jackson, congratulations. Welcome to you and your family.

It would be a disservice to the American people to have the Commission issue a report that advocates for the reduction in sentencing for a class of criminals who cause profound and lasting damage to their victims.

To them, deciding what the Constitution means is really a 'value judgment.' Under that approach, judges can exercise their own independent value judgments.

anytime you start to see the courts start to exercise will instead of judgment, the result is supplanting the will of the people as expressed through their elected representatives through the courts, and that tends to undermine the whole…

Congress makes laws that you won't always agree with. Congress is accountable to the people at regular intervals.

Some of us believe that judges are supposed to interpret the law as it was understood when written, not make new law or simply fill in a vacuum.

Our Democratic colleagues have abandoned that standard long ago.

In any Supreme Court nomination, the most important thing that I look for is the nominee's view of the law, judicial philosophy, and view on the role of a judge in our constitutional system.

political accountability is so important.

I think that is what obviously led to your conclusion, the American Bar Association, that she's unanimously well qualified to serve on the Supreme Court.

The Democrats filibustered Miguel Estrada, quote, 'because he is Hispanic.'

But, for at least 4 years, Democrats have systemically voted against many well-credentialed nominees that were diverse professionally, diverse geographically, diverse religiously, and diverse ethnically.

I come to the floor today to celebrate what we say annually is Sunshine Week, a very important week in our system of self-government. For the last 17 years, advocacy groups, good-government watchdogs, media organizations, and many Members…

I have been impressed that our Eastern European allies have been able to act so quickly in providing aid of all kinds to Ukraine, including weapons these countries need for their own defense to deter Putin. Even the notoriously…

I intend to object to any unanimous consent request at the present time relating to the nomination of Mayor Eric Garcetti, of California, to be the U.S. Ambassador to India. I will object because I have received numerous credible…

Vladimir Putin's brutal invasion of Ukraine rests on the false historic claim that Ukraine is not a real country but a part of Russia. Both Ukraine and Russia trace their roots to ancient civilizations centered in Kyiv. Kyiv was a major…

it has been a year since we in the Senate confirmed Merrick Garland to be Attorney General. During his confirmation hearing, I outlined what a successful Department of Justice looks like and what I expected of him as our new Attorney…

I would like to thank Senator Leahy for joining me to discuss the EB-5 Reform and Integrity Act of 2022. He and I have worked together on the issue of EB-5 reform for many years. Because of that, we are proud that the Consolidated…

many Iowans rely on pharmacists who operate independently or as part of a small community pharmacy chain. This is especially true in rural Iowa, but I will bet it is true in a lot of other rural States as well. In Iowa, we have over 300…