Arlen Specter

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.

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.

Regrettably, we did not move ahead on the Paycheck Fairness Act yesterday.

I want to personally thank Chairman Benjamin L. Cardin, Ranking Member Lindsey Graham, Chairman Arlen Specter, and the other members of the Committee for the privilege of testifying on the scourge of violence directed against homeless…

Well, just focus for a moment, if you would, on the $500 million already expended on embryonic stem cell research and what tremendous advances have been made there.

The evidence is overwhelming about the importance of embryonic stem cell research to deal with the maladies of the world

Putting restraints on stem cell research is not far from those who refused to look through Galileo's telescope

I look forward to debating with Senator Wicker the issues which he has raised more appropriately on the Senate floor than in this hearing.

The legislature, the Congress, had better get busy and it better act on this subject so we do not await court action

This is a subject of enormous importance, and I regret that we have not had more time today to do it justice.

The statistics are staggering. Over 20 million women, or 18 percent of all women in the United States, have been victims of rape.

The Criminal Law Subcommittee will now proceed with the hearing on the subject of rape.

What would your advice be to women's organizations to persuade police commissioners, other than Commissioner Ramsey, to allow for transparency and allow for stakeholders to be involved in reviewing these cases?

If we simply say that an organization is a terrorist group or if we simply say it is a front for terrorism, that is not the same thing as saying this group provided the money and means for individuals to attempt to blow up the U.S. embassy…

The 9/11 Commission Staff Monograph on Terrorist Financing found al Qaeda was funded to the tune of approximately $30 million per year by divisions of money from Islamic charities.

It is available if you know where to go to look. People do not go to look.

The evidence is very, very forceful about the involvement of Saudi money in promoting terrorism.

This is, I think, an unusual bill because it involves so many big issues.

If you show people what this money is paying for, the murder of innocent people, training little kids to fight in combat, then all of a sudden I think it becomes much more clear.

We have seen our legislation disregarded by the executive branch and then by the judicial branch.

As Senator Schumer said yesterday, we are looking for somebody who can moderate the court and a little humor would do a lot of good.

I was really glad to hear you say in response to Senator Kohl's questions that you favor television the Supreme Court.

I have concern for separation of powers which is a foundation of the constitution.

Congress has the authority to tell the court what cases to take.

Judicial independence is the ball work of this republic. Judicial independence gives us the rule of law and it is our most highly prized value.