Arlen Specter: “Yes, the Senator from New Jersey is correct. The committee intends that the National Pediatric and Family HIV Resource…”

The Congress has the authority to handle administrative matters legislatively.

We have a requirement, as you may know, for 60 Senators to be in agreement before a bill is taken up, and some people--we were two votes short.

I have every confidence that Jeff Sessions will execute the office of Attorney General honestly, faithfully, and fully in the pursuit of justice.

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…