Arlen Specter
Arlen Specter
Arlen Specterwas an American lawyer and politician who served as United States Senator from Pennsylvania. Specter was a Democrat from 1951 to 1965, then a Republican from 1965 until 2009, when he switched back to the Democratic Party. First elected in 1980, he represented his state in the Senate for 30 years...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionPolitician
Date of Birth12 February 1930
CountryUnited States of America
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I think there needs to be a collegial, modest approach to try to bring the court together so that we have some idea of continuity and what these decisions mean and their staying power,
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is clearly trying to distance himself from an unpopular president and an unpopular agenda.
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What I'm referring to are all of the forces which are at work out here commanding media attention and commanding public attention, ... There's been more controversy before this nominee has uttered a formal word than I have ever heard.
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Here you have a reporter in jail for 85 days and millions of Americans wonder why? I'm one of those.
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We're dealing with national security. And we have to find out what happened and let the chips fall where they may. We have to take very, very aggressive action to solve the problems at the Department of Energy. And the initial steps which have been taken are in the right direction. But I do not believe that they have found all the holes yet to actually plug all of those holes.
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The American people are entitled to some answers, ... It is not a matter of attaching blame. It is a matter of correcting errors so that we don't have a repetition of 9/11.
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I believe Republicans as well as Democrats have an obligation to find out about Judge Roberts' jurisprudence, and there ought not to be a political tilt,
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I believe he went somewhat beyond the usual practice of answering just as many questions as he had to in order to be confirmed.
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Hearings for a Supreme Court nominee should not have a political tilt for either Republicans or Democrats, ... They should, in substantive fact and in perception, be for all Americans.
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I asked him this question because I have reason to believe Mr. Conrad has requested an independent counsel,
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I believe more precisely she took the position that the American Bar Association should not take a position on Roe, ... I'm sure that will be the subject of inquiry, and I would expect to go into that right at the start, to put on the record exactly what those facts are.
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I believe it is important and timely for you to make a full public response on the propriety of your ruling on cases involving Vanguard and Smith Barney, Inc., at times when you had money invested in Vanguard Mutual Funds and Smith Barney, Inc., was your brokerage firm.
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I believe it is a little too soon for Attorney General Gonzales to move up,
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If Dr. Dobson knows something that he shouldn't know, or something that I ought to know, I'm going to find out, ... This Week.