Arlen Specter: “on my time, if the Senator from California would identify the two sections she is concerned with, I would appreciate it.”

We are trying to make sure that we have maximum impact in the places that could use the money the most.

I have sought recognition to introduce today a bill that strengthens the Armed Career Criminal Act in response to a series of Supreme Court rulings, which wrongly have restricted when and how the Act is applied, and have caused unnecessary…

We have a requirement, as you may know, for 60 Senators to be in agreement before a bill is taken up, and some people--we were two votes short.

The priority was to protect the family at all costs.