I have long been wary of attempts to change the Constitution because I have seen so many hundreds of proposals that I have opposed used like bumper stickers merely to score political points.

The ability of all Americans--not just wealthy ones--to express their views and have their voices heard in the political process is vital to self-government.

This is no assault on the First Amendment because Citizens United did not increase the rights of a single citizen to express his or her views.

The Supreme Court has opened the floodgates to billionaires who are pouring vast amounts of unfettered and undisclosed dollars into political campaigns across the country.

If you asked the vast majority of North Carolinians did they like the early vote period, did they like the right to exercise their constitutional privilege in a broader, more expansive way, the answer would be resoundingly yes.

If we do nothing now, pretty soon the people will no longer govern the corporations; the corporations will govern the people.

The common sense of the American people tells us that corporations are not people.

Unfortunately, Senate Republicans have repeatedly filibustered that legislation, known as the DISCLOSE Act.

I fear that these Supreme Court decisions have reversed that course.

The story of our Constitution has been one of progressive inclusion, as I read it.

I would urge everybody to read the filings of the State of Montana in the Bullock case because what the State described was a history of massive corporate corruption from outside of the State to take over their democracy.

I believe that, left unanswered, these rulings will continue to erode fundamental aspects of our democratic process.

later today we are going to vote on the confirmation of David Barron, who has been nominated for a vacancy on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit. Yesterday, we were able to overcome the unjustified Republican filibuster of…

last Saturday we celebrated the 60th Anniversary of Brown v. Board of Education. In that unanimous opinion, the U.S. Supreme Court held that the State-sanctioned segregation of public schools was a violation of the Fourteenth Amendment and…

There is no question your example of a Dillinger today could be sitting offshore, in fact, and steal huge amounts of money.

I urge you to make sure that the investigations and prosecutions are targeted and fair, and that respect for civil rights and civil liberties is upheld.

Drones... raise some serious privacy concerns.

Since 9/11, Federal prosecutors have successfully convicted more than 500 terrorism suspects in Article III courts.

Do you have any intention of changing that and using them for bulk collections?

Good morning, everybody. Today the Judiciary Committee welcomes James Comey for his first appearance before this panel as Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation.

That is not what he answered.

I think I have raised this with you in the past, but we are again seeing metal theft spreading throughout our country because of the price of copper and other precious metals.

I remain concerned that some important reforms in that Act were removed.

I would hope that national security letters are not being engaged in bulk collection.

I ask unanimous consent that all time be yielded back. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, all time is yielded back. The question is, Will the Senate advise and consent to the nomination of James Alan Soto, of Arizona, to be United…