Richard Durbin
Richard Durbin
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For the president to suggest he had the same intelligence we had is just plain wrong,
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If we are going to enforce the laws to find the 1,000 federal gun dealers to trace the 57 percent of the nation's guns used in crime, we need more ATF agents,
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He has no legal basis for spying on Americans without court approval.
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He has the right to say what he believes, ... but all of us should be denouncing these remarks as totally irresponsible.
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The Federalist Society is going to be the filter for nominations to the Department of Justice as well as to judicial nominations,
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I promised John Roberts I would give him a clean slate.
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I'm troubled by it. It's another element of this administration's policy and the treatment of detainees and prisoners which I'm afraid will come back to haunt us at a future time.
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And in terms of the capability of the Iraqis to fend for themselves, defend their country, there's been no clear indication from this administration that they have the stand-up capability to do that. And until that happens, there is no end in sight,
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These judges were bitter medicine, but I believe the Senate and our caucus is better for it. We preserved the right of extended debate and filibuster, and when and if a Supreme Court vacancy occurs, we have preserved our rights, if a controversial person is named, to exercise our traditional authorities in the Senate.