the speeches really do. I mean, the speech you gave to the ACLU about foreign law--was pretty disturbing.

We all now agree it is an individual right.

You've got a judge who has been on a Circuit Court for a dozen years.

The reason these speeches matter and the reasons elections matter is because people now understand the role of the court in modern society when it comes to social change.

the way we pick our judges should be based on merit, the way we pick our firefighters

No Republican would have chosen you, Judge. That is just the way it is.

there needs to be more women and minorities in the law to make a better America.

What would a woman's life be in their world if they can control a government or a part of the world? What do they have in store for women?

It makes us stronger for us to give the mastermind of 9/11 his day in court, represented by counsel, and any verdict that comes his way will not be based on prejudice or passion or religious bigotry.

It makes us better than him.

The court pushed the country to do something politicians were not brave enough to do.

A lot of us feel that the best way to change society is to go to the ballot box, elect someone...

I really do want to send a signal that if you are robbing the system, you are cheating the system, you are hurting the country.

I think Senator Martinez and myself are convinced that if we increase penalties, the cost of doing business would be harder.

We have got to fix that somehow. We have got to make people care.

how many more mental health providers have DOD and VA hired since 2001?

We will need new authority to begin a program, and look to the committee for assistance with that.

The establishment of new programs and policies alone does not guarantee success, but must be evaluated to ensure they are achieving their intended purpose.

If you're in charge of a WTU, we're going to judge you by how you take care of those who have paid a real heavy price.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I thank the panel for sharing your experiences with us.

I want to thank you for conducting this hearing. You've been a terrific supporter of the Wounded Warrior Program, and men and women in the military, in general.

The country needs to come to grips with the fact that the moment the person is catastrophically, devastatively injured, the family changes.

I believe that enforcement is very important to addressing this problem. But I also believe that prevention works, and I also believe that treatment works.

If we change the law to do away with what appears to be an injustice, that you get so much more punishment for one type of cocaine versus the other, and it has such a disparate effect in terms of our demographics, what do we do if we…

Can you see any reasonable possibility down the road based on science where that might be required?