Arlen Specter: “I think it is urgent, and I am glad to have your concurrence, and see if we cannot break the logjam and move ahead.”

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 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.

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