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I follow you and I understand the limitations on policy-related questions that you are facing.
5/7/2009
Thank you very much. Thank you, Mr. Chairman.
5/7/2009
Absolutely not. I mean, I took one look at her resume, you know, summa cum laude at Princeton, the Yale Law Journal, and I said--and then I ...
5/7/2009
I think we all share that. One of my concerns is that we are seeing judicial activism in restricting the clear intent of Congress in moving ...
5/7/2009
Those precedents must be given deference in any situation that arises before the court.
5/7/2009
You will follow the intent of Congress and will not try to supplant individual judgment that would restrict the protections that Congress ha...
5/7/2009
Voting really is the language of democracy. If you can't vote, you don't count.
5/7/2009
The Court is the least accountable. In fact, you might say the Court is unaccountable.
5/7/2009
Judge Sotomayor, I believe you are a warm and intelligent woman.
5/7/2009
You face a much harsher judge . . . than this Committee and that is the judgment of history.
5/7/2009
We need our Supreme Court Justices to have an understanding of the real world and the impact their decisions have on everyday people.
5/7/2009
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Richard Joseph Durbin
in office

usa, Illinois

4,674 Quotes

Born11/21/1944 (age 80)

PartyDemocratic

  • United States Senator

    1/4/2005 - present
  • U.S. House of Representatives

    1/3/1997 - 1/3/2005
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