Arlen Specter: “One of the constitutional responsibilities of the Senate is to conduct oversight on activities of the Federal…”

Well, you are the Senate. You decide how to proceed.

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.

Senator Specter cited just one. It was his vote against confirming Jeff Sessions as a Federal judge.

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.