it strikes me that this is kind of an indictment of the whole Federal judicial system.

You do believe the Fourteenth Amendment applies to all persons, right?

That judges should strive to apply the law as it is, not to decide cases based on their own moral convictions or the policy consequences they feel might serve society best.

After Justice Scalia's death, Senate Republicans decided to let the American people in this last Presidential election choose his successor.

The idea that agencies, unelected bureaucrats, have the latitude to interpret their own legal authorities... is a troubling concept.

I firmly believe the Supreme Court has lost its way in limiting religious expression in this country.

hostility to religious expression in the public square

if people are going to cherry-pick a judge's decisions, and to characterize them as caring or not caring about children with autism...

If we see something we think is an injustice or is wrong, it is within our authority to change it as elected representatives of the American people.

I thank my friend, the Senator from Virginia, who is the vice chair of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, for his remarks. I, too, support the nomination of Dan Coats to serve as the next Director of National Intelligence and…

I also ask unanimous consent that following morning business on Tuesday, March 21, the Senate proceed to executive session for the en bloc consideration of the following nominations: Executive Calendar Nos. 21 and 22. I ask unanimous…

I thank my colleague for yielding for a brief UC request, as I think this would be in the best interests of the entire Senate. I ask unanimous consent that notwithstanding rule XXII, the cloture motion on Executive Calendar No. 19, the…