Arlen Specter: “But you thought the Armed Career Criminal bill was a good bill?”

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.

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

I have sought recognition to comment briefly about the START Treaty, the consideration of which is now pending before the Senate, and to urge my colleagues to move forward to ratify this important treaty. I have long been interested in the…

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