Arlen Specter: “I think we are now prepared to go to Senator Clinton and then Senator Cornyn, with 30 minutes equally divided. The…”

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

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.

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.

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