Arlen Specter: “I think Senator Allard accurately states it. When he has his 15 minutes, nothing will stop him from talking about the…”

This Convention has been ratified by 186 of the 193 countries involved, and it is a very important statement of international policy to respect the rights of women and to advance the cause of women.

The authority of the Congress under the Commerce Clause was unchallenged for 60 years and then in Lopez and Morrison cut back.

I had spoken about this when we reconvened several weeks ago, that it is my hope that Congress, the Senate specifically, will take up legislation which I have introduced which would authorize the use of Federal funding for embryonic stem…

One other point briefly--I see a colleague awaiting an opportunity to speak--and that is my hope we will address, before the end of the year, the issue of televising the proceedings of the Supreme Court of the United States. This is an…