we have begun the long-awaited process of moving forward on legislation that will bolster our domestic semiconductor manufacturing and confront the growing threats posed by China. This legislation has had many different names over the last…

as anybody who has been watching C-SPAN knows, the confirmation process for Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson is well underway. Over the last few weeks, members of the Senate Judiciary Committee, on which I am honored to serve, have conducted a…

I`m a bit troubled by some of the positions you have taken in arguments that you have made, representing people who have committed terrorist acts against the United States.

To me, one of the most important aspects of the confirmation hearings is the opportunity to revisit first principles about our Government, separation of powers, freedom of speech.

It's just a--it's a mode of analysis by the Court that allows the Court to substitute its opinion for the elected representatives of the people.

I think the authority comes from we, the people. That's the source of the legitimacy of government.

Congress passed a bill called the Religious Freedom Restoration Act, which tried to make sure that people's sincerely held religious beliefs could be accommodated under their First Amendment rights.

Frankly, on occasion I've been troubled by some of the public advocacy of the American Bar Association on behalf of legal profession that, frankly, did not represent my views.

I know in times past, the ABA has appeared to be a, frankly, a partisan during some of the judicial confirmation proceedings that I participated in the past, and that's a cause for concern.

One of the things Senator Whitehouse and I agree on is he and others frequently ask nominees for the Supreme Court, do you think Brown v. Board of Education is settled law, and believe it or not, some nominees won't answer the question.

Do you share my concern that when the Court takes on the role of identifying an enumerated right... that they will be vilified as unwilling to assent to this new orthodoxy?

So you would--you would agree with me that judges should not be politicians.