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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Could we have acted sooner to avoid the situation we are in now, in effect running for cover?
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very thorough and piercing confirmation process with very, very detailed questions on what Judge Roberts has said in the past.
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There's going to be a great national debate on this subject.
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There's no doubt that there are many people on both sides who want to fight. That's their principal objective: Gear up the troops, go out and raise money and justify your existence as a special-interest group.
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There's nothing in his dissent which suggests disagreement with the underlying decision of Roe V. Wade,
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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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We hammered out what I think is a good bill. ... Not a perfect bill, but a good bill.
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We have to hear from Hugh Rodham about precisely what he did,
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I would hope that the chief justice would work for consensus,
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I worry that these acquisitions and these mergers can only spell higher costs for the consumer and in the long run problems for the employees of these companies.
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Members of Congress are irate about the Court's denigrating and, really, disrespectful statements about Congress' competence, ... method of reasoning.
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When the attorney general says the force resolution gives the president the power to conduct these surveillances, I have grave doubts about that.
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When that court has secrets, they keep the secrets. Candidly, unlike the Congress. Candidly, unlike the administration. Candidly, unlike all of Washington, perhaps all of the world.
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It does not signify disagreement with Roe v. Wade,