Should there be any desire or motivation on the part of that group of five to reach their scope a little bit more broadly?

the courts should defer to Congressional fact finding

I understand that. That was the holding of the Court. But my focus is on this particular finding of fact that they made, which was, A, unusual and I think peculiar from a Supreme Court; B, factually wrong in everybody's experience who has…

So if a judge or judges had a particular agenda or motivation, say to serve the interests and reflect the values of a particular political party, that would be inappropriate?

I join my colleagues in condolence on this day of sorrow for the Senate and the Supreme Court alike.

You are the Solicitor General of the United States, the lawyer for the United States before the Supreme Court.

And since it would be inappropriate, the worst possible thing, is it likely that such a judge would disclose that agenda or motivation, would make it a part of a written opinion, would admit it?

I rise today to pay tribute to our departed Senate Dean, Robert C. Byrd of West Virginia. Senator Byrd served in this Chamber longer than any Senator in history, 50½ years. Combined with 6 prior years in the House of Representatives…

What is interesting, though, is that it threw out 96 years of precedent, and it did so 5-4.

Thank you for our time together. I wish you well. And I appreciate how well and with what good humor and how openly you have answered all of our questions through this long ordeal.

I would like to thank him for all his work and expertise on these matters.

The Energy Efficiency in Housing Act will be a tremendous help to both homeowners and small businesses.

I hope the bill introduced by Senator Whitehouse will be part of the conversation going forward on comprehensive energy reform.

One of the hallmarks of Sen. Whitehouse's bill is that it would provide new Federal resources for green housing.

We commend Senator Whitehouse as the primary sponsor of the Energy Efficiency in Housing Act.

I want to particularly thank my friend Representative Ed Perlmutter for leading the way on this crucial topic.

We commend Senator Whitehouse for his commitment and leadership in introducing the bill, which Enterprise enthusiastically supports.

Our challenge as legislators is to devise programs to inform consumers and jumpstart the green housing economy.

Now is the time for Federal leadership on green housing.

I hope that this hearing will make clear that energy-efficient housing connects tackling climate change and reducing our dependence on foreign fossil fuels to cutting Government outlays and trimming household budgets.

USGBC commends Senator Whitehouse for his leadership in introduction of S. 1379, or EEHA.

we lost this important vote today 57 to 41. For people who are watching who may not be familiar with the peculiarities of the Senate, you might think to yourself: How on Earth did you lose 57 to 41? It sounds to the ordinary person like…

I wish to say a few words about an amendment I had offered to the original tax extenders bill as No. 4324, which has also been offered as an amendment to the current package. It very much appears that in the crucible of the pressures the…

Two points I would like to make. One is echoing what Senator Brown just said. We always hear about the debt and the pay-for from the other side when it is convenient, when they are trying to stop something the administration wants to do…

It seems incongruous that with the level of effort that you have dedicated to this... I could probably leave this hearing and go to my computer and within a very few clicks, use Google to get to an illegal Website.