I thought that we did until we received a response from Chief Justice Roberts.

I've been calling on Supreme Court Justices to be held, at a minimum, to the same ethical standards as every other Federal judge.

they accused us of smear and harassment to even raise the facts brought up by ProPublica.

I've been surprised, in a way, at the reaction of my Republican counterparts to this issue.

I announce that the Senator from Delaware (Mr. Coons), the Senator from California (Mrs. Feinstein), and the Senator from New Jersey (Mr. Menendez) are necessarily absent.

the fact that the Supreme Court of the United States of America has not established code of conduct and ethical standards that in and of themselves are trustworthy.

I thought that we did until we received a response from Chief Justice Roberts.

there was a bipartisan effort by two Members of this Committee, one Democrat, one Republican, to establish the standard of disclosure.

they accused us of smear and harassment to even raise the facts brought up by ProPublica.

I've been calling on Supreme Court Justices to be held, at a minimum, to the same ethical standards as every other Federal judge.

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I've been surprised, in a way, at the reaction of my Republican counterparts to this issue.

It's an indication, I think, of the important position of this Committee in the national debate on issues that affect every single family and affect our future in a profound way.

We passed all four bills with unanimous roll calls. Unanimous roll calls.

Many people in the Senate have based their careers on the opposite, that the economy will thrive if Government gets the hell out of the way.

In fact, the Senate was not created for that purpose but just the opposite: slow things down, take a harder look at it, don't react to public sentiment, make sure you're doing the right thing.

Many people in the Senate have based their careers on the opposite, that the economy will thrive if Government gets the hell out of the way.

I don't want to repeat that mistake again.

I've been calling on Supreme Court Justices to be held, at a minimum, to the same ethical standards as every other Federal judge.

there was a bipartisan effort by two Members of this Committee, one Democrat, one Republican, to establish the standard of disclosure.

it struck me that there was a true bipartisan spirit that this was a reasonable ethical standard.

We passed all four bills with unanimous roll calls. Unanimous roll calls.

the fact that the Supreme Court of the United States of America has not established code of conduct and ethical standards that in and of themselves are trustworthy.

I've been surprised, in a way, at the reaction of my Republican counterparts to this issue.