Amy Klobuchar

George Bush ordered that the investigation be opened again.

The dissent said burdens the rights of minority voters.

If you would then go and go to de novo review or change this, and I think it is a very big deal when you look at 15,000 decisions.

The role of journalists is critical to our democracy.

We should not burden a sitting President with civil suits, criminal investigations, or criminal prosecutions.

No one is above the law

A popular government without popular information, or the means of acquiring it, is but a prologue to a farce or a tragedy.

I am concerned that the Court, the Roberts Court, is going down the wrong path.

And I have heard very few people say that the limits on contributions to candidates are unconstitutional, although I for one tend to think those limits have some constitutional problems.

It just does not make common sense to me that we would throw an agency out like that.

I was just visited by your wife, who is here, and she just told me you celebrated your 64th wedding anniversary. Is that correct?

I think we need less mergers, not more.

Our country needs a Supreme Court Justice who will better our legal system, a Justice who will serve as a check and balance on the other branches.

To be part of an imperfect system, to have a chance to better that system was and is a cause worth fighting for, a job worth doing.

The lights are blinking red.

Today, our democracy faces threats that we never would have believed occurring not that long ago.

This is not normal. It is an abdication of the role of the Senate and a disservice to the American people, and it is our duty to speak out.

None of that takes away from the fact that 42,000 documents were dumped on us last night, and I do not think anyone would go to trial and allow a trial to go forward or allow a case to go forward if one side got 42,000 documents the night…

Well, thank you, Mr. Chairman. And before I begin my opening statement, I just wanted to respond to just a few things.

If we do not even know what the rules are, how can we proceed with this hearing?

We should not proceed until we have the full documents that allow us to review the Judge's records.

And we believe this hearing should be postponed.

We received 42,000 documents that we have not been able to review last night.

I agree with my colleague, Senator Harris.

I just want to reiterate how important it is to me and to Minnesota that you are in a position to be a strong advocate.