According to a recent report by the Treasury Department, the tax cut has been a wild success.

Thank you, Mr. President. While I will be speaking on the subject of Senator Byrd, I, too, want to join my colleague from Illinois in commending our Senator from Alaska on this issue and so many others. The Senator's staff does not have to…

And it sure wasn't improper of the Chief Justice to consider such sources in reaching his decision, was it?

Thank you. On behalf of the chairman, thank you for your kind remarks and thank you for your very avid participation in the entire hearing.

Citizens United... is a confounding and deeply troubling opinion for a whole lot of reasons.

Congress came to the common sense conclusion that these expenditures had a poisonous effect on our democracy.

The government argued that moving away from Austin would be a disruption of the system...

Congress never would have intended that because it is impractical.

I think that people can have a lot of different opinions, but... the facts, what records show, what the trial courts found, that is where the real wisdom would lie.

it is with deep sadness that I rise to honor my colleague and friend, Senator Robert C. Byrd. I look at the simple eloquence of the roses and the black felt on his desk, and, sort of, he rises above that and hovers above us in just about…

I think activism does not have a party.

Senator Byrd's fierce devotion to the Constitution hovers over this hearing.

What is the role of pragmatism in judging in this sense?

I think you're doing just great. I think the hearings are showing the American people that you are the kind of person many of us believe you to be, thoughtful and practical and moderate.

I focused quite heavily on the Congressional record that had been put together before McCain/Feingold.

The majority wrote this court now concludes that independent expenditures including those made by Corporations do not despite huge Congressional findings to the contrary...

You said you believed it was critical for judges to be deferential to the decisions of the people and their elected representatives.

It wasn't about banning books or about restricting who can speak, it was about Congress making its best judgment on limits on how much can be spent.

But was it improper for Justice Scalia to consider dictionary definitions?

To me, the practical experience you had is almost the best one can have in terms of being a good judge.

I don't agree with how this case has been characterized by some of my colleagues.

I would just caution the public in inferring too much from positions as an advocate.

There can be liberal activists and conservative activists.

Senator Schumer's proposed bill, S. 3478, would repeal the relevant portions of the Limitation Act.

I rise today in strong support of the conference report for the Iran Refined Petroleum Sanctions Act. First, I would like to commend Senator Dodd for putting forth a comprehensive plan to arm the administration with the tools they need to…