Arlen Specter: “Why is Gleevec only effective on this particular form of cancer?”

Because it is so important for the public to know how its Government functions, and because the Supreme Court affects the lives of Americans in such great detail.

I believe that if the Court were televised, there would be an understanding and an accountability.

I cannot applaud Rutland enough, because we had a similar hearing a few years ago when Senator Arlen Specter and I were here, and that shaped a number of federal programs for the better because of what we heard from you.

The priority was to protect the family at all costs.