Arlen Specter: “We want to be helpful to you. You've got a big job and we want to help you carry it out.”

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.

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

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

The priority was to protect the family at all costs.