I think there are few, if any, decisions that will have a greater import than this committee's decision confirming or not confirming the Secretary of Defense.

I also agree strongly with the doctrine of peace through strength.

I have repeatedly and explicitly praised his personal character and patriotism and service.

I continue to believe, as I did when I cosponsored and voted for the Palestinian Anti-Terrorism Act of 2006, that any partner for peace must renounce violence, abide by previous agreements, and recognize Israel's right to exist.

his long articulated views in the Senate have consistently made him the Senator who has expressed the greatest degree of antagonism to the Nation of Israel.

My problem with universal background checks is you are never going to get criminals to go through universal background checks.

Unfortunately, in Washington, emotion I think often leads to bad policies.

In your judgment, stricter gun control laws would prove effective in limiting crime.

So let me make sure I understand that right. This deer rifle, which is entirely legal and is used by millions of Americans, is sold in the identical caliber as the so-called assault weapons ban.

Except for its prohibition on slavery, the Constitution limits only actions of Government, not individuals.

President Obama's remarks turned the Constitution on its head.

The Constitution, in fact, creates a limited Federal Government. It separates powers among branches of the Federal Government, and it preserves State power against Federal power.