I rise as the proud cosponsor of amendment No. 3920, offered by my friend Senator Whitehouse. I supported the Judiciary substitute amendment, and I am disappointed that it was tabled. It contained a number of important safeguards and…

Today is January 31. It is signifying the end to many things: the end of the month, maybe we will begin to see a little bit of spring down the road, but it is also the end of an amazing career of someone we all know and love, and that is…

I want to say that I think the Judiciary Committee amendment is careful and balanced and takes into account both security and liberty. I also note, my colleague from Utah talked about the fact that every citizen would need a warrant in…

It appears his attorney general pick this week, Michael Mukasey, will be confirmed on late support from key Democrats.

I'm proud doing it. I spent some time doing it. I'm going to continue to do it. I think it's part of my job.

It's the right type of earmark.

I'm proud to do it. I spent some time doing it. I'm going to continue to do it. I think it's part of my job.

The DOJ has been 'virtually nonfunctional' for the last six months.

We should reverse the presumption of confirmation. We should not confirm any Bush nominee to the Supreme Court except in extraordinary circumstances.

It's just like Iraq, only the president and the few advisers buried in a bunker think Gonzales should stay.

Chuck Schumer is calling for Rove to testify before Congress, and give details on his involvement with the firings.

this is just another example of the White House not being up front about Rove's role.

Senator Durbin mentioned one political party, the mugwumps. I would say the Republicans in the Senate today resembled another as well, the know-nothings. Hear no evil. See no evil. Do no evil. Put your head in the sand. Ignore what's going…

Democrats now have the majority in the United States Senate.

Bolten replacing Card -- is simply rearranging the deck chairs on the Titanic. If the White House is looking to change course, they picked the wrong person to toss overboard.

A simple 30-day cooling off period without the full 45-day review that should have been done from the beginning is not adequate. If the president were to voluntarily institute the review and delay the contract, that would obviate the need…

Larry King is next, his guest Senator Sam Brownback and Chuck Schumer on the Alito hearings.

She said no, she had not. She said, Nobody knows my views on Roe v. Wade. She said, No one can speak for me on Roe v. Wade.

It could have been worse.

Chuck Schumer the Democrat, liberal senator from New York.

The bottom line is that his removal from the scene is a good thing. But given the allegations that he padded his resume in a serious way, I don't think he should stay as head of FEMA.

Supreme Court justices have enormous power. With the flick of a pen, they can change our lives on issues like civil rights, and women's rights, and environment, and workers' rights, and what corporations can and cannot do.

We would expect the president to maintain the critical balance of the court that Justice O'Connor fought so long and hard for by nominating a consensus, mainstream nominee.

As you know, I have been pushing the administration. Governor Pataki has asked for an elimination or a waiver of the oxygenate requirement.

I ride a bicycle when I am in New York.