Arlen Specter: “I do not think I will need all of the minute. Thank you, Mr. Chairman and Ranking Member, for convening this important…”

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.

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

The reason we serve is to ensure that our children and our children's children inherit the same great country that we received from those who went before us.