Arlen Specter

I thank you for being our police commissioner.

I think if ever there were a crime where consideration ought to be given to a mandatory sentence, that falls into that category.

Another course is to have Federal legislation which would make it a Federal crime to intimidate a State court witness.

Times have changed significantly since I was District Attorney here, lots of problems.

And he wanted to burn the house down?

Your son was shot 12 times?

No regard for human life.

It seems to me on the merits and as a matter of equity, where there is a substitution of investment--

I think it is urgent, and I am glad to have your concurrence, and see if we cannot break the logjam and move ahead.

It is infrequent that we have such a blatant case of judicial lawmaking.

There is one thing that there is unanimity on around here. It is hard to find something, but on judicial lawmaking, I think everybody agrees it ought not to be done.

This decision is a decision I found particularly disheartening, objectionable

Isn't what the Supreme Court has done here in the face of contravening that express legislation engaging in, as Professor Burbank says, 'judicial lawmaking'?

Well, if it has done it in numerous cases, that does not absolve it from judicial lawmaking.

I do not know how the decision got out, but our Governor of Pennsylvania, Ed Rendell, and Senator Arlen Specter had me on the phone within hours.

The decision to make these trials in Article III courts is quite a testimonial to our criminal justice system

I would like you to undertake a personal review of the adequacy of their funding on rehabilitation.

I am committed not to vote for one which adds to the deficit.

I have long believed that the problem of violent crime in America can be substantially ameliorated--it is never going to be solved--by doing two things: one, life sentences for career criminals; and, secondly, realistic rehabilitation for…

We legislated and signed into law last year the Second Chance Act which applies to State and local government.

It seems to me, Mr. Chairman, that these witnesses are fine. But I appreciated your statement that you'd like to question the insurance companies about the rising costs.

My suggestion would be subject to the Chair, that subpoenas would be a good idea to bring them in.

We hear a lot about Wall Street greed. Well we ought to find out.

I hope we will proceed it with some tough subpoenas to get some hard facts.

This is an economic development engine, and it goes beyond the Appalachia region.