Arlen Specter: “There is a legitimate intimidation factor that's out there, there's no question about that.”

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.

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.

Congressional legislation 'doesn't amount to anything if the president can say, 'My constitutional authority supersedes the statute.'