Arlen Specter

It is not fair to Congress to keep on moving the goal posts.

The court pulled the rug out from Congress, affirming the constitutionality where it had been in effect for 100 years.

The best answer that a group of senators... can come up with is to put some sunlight on the court.

If you engage in fact finding, if the court does that, the court is transgressing into the Congressional area.

Somebody that shows disregard of that nature to a Federal law, a law set by this body, is not acting in conjunction or in honoring the rule of law

I think the military has to have access to campuses.

If something arises that disrupts the mission, it doesn't matter what it is, it could disrupt the mission.

That concurring opinion goes into great detail as to why stare decisis ought not to be followed.

Some day the Senate would stand up on its hind legs.

The standing issue itself is of some real importance, and it's of some real importance because it goes to the question, who does have standing to--to challenge surveillance policies

I think television would be so good to tell the public what is going on.

I believe that I can finish in less than the 20 minutes and yield back some time.

Comcast, as it is well known, is a major constituent of mine in Pennsylvania.

I would urge you, General Varney, to take a look at that. That touches a very sore subject with my dairy farm industry.

In his remarks when introducing S. 3192, Senator Specter identified this proposal as a response to Henderson.

Senator Arlen Specter (PA) recently introduced S. 3192, the Fair Access to Veterans Benefits Act.

Support the Fair Access to Veterans Benefits Act of 2010.

I would support the Democratic nominee, even if it was Sestak.

It's been a great privilege to serve the people of Pennsylvania. And it's been a great privilege to be in the United States Senate and I'll be working very, very hard for the people of the Commonwealth in the coming months.

We now know that, on the current state of the record, that we cannot rely on offshore drilling, that the environmental risks are much too serious.

I think that rather than viewing this catastrophic spill as an impediment to establishing a national energy policy we should use it to spur us on.

I heard there was a lot of enthusiasm for it.

Last year's funding was disgraceful, at $772 million.

The successes have been monumental in what you have done for prolonging and saving lives.

You've got a great case, but it hasn't been expressed very well.