Arlen Specter: “I commend--there's no doubt about the need for reporting, and for knowing what goes on with union records.”

I believe that if the Court were televised, there would be an understanding and an accountability.

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.

The priority was to protect the family at all costs.

The reason we serve is to ensure that our children and our children's children inherit the same great country that we received from those who went before us.