I do want the ability of courts to review, and that is why I will keep pushing on the State Secrets Act that we have pending right now before the Committee.
I think the key to all of this is training, training, training, as well as getting broad-based support within each agency.
The Federal Judgeship Act of 2009...would fulfill that responsibility.
How do we make sure that we have got it right in the law? How do we keep the pressure up?
For the first time, there will be a woman as Chair of the Committee, Blanche Lincoln of Arkansas.
Now is the time to act, and I commend Chairman Leahy for his leadership on the issue.
I know my discussions with him when he was in the Senate and my discussions with him since he became President tell me that.
I think we are starting to see the results of that training and trying to inculcate these ideas, and I think we are making progress every da...
Senator Leahy and I sent a letter to the President along with 14 of our colleagues urging him to conduct a thorough review of U.S. policy in...
I commend the Attorney General, I commend him very highly for working with us and shaping these approved policies and procedures.
I worked with Senator Specter and we were able to expand public transparency in congressional oversight--but in the end several important ch...