Ideological warriors whether from the Left or the Right are bad news for the bench. They tend to make law, not interpret law. And that’s not what any of us should want from our judges.
CHARLES SCHUMERWhen a nominee doesn’t get 60 votes, you shouldn’t change the rules, you should change the nominee.
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Inaction is perhaps the greatest mistake of all.
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Let me say this, to all of the chattering class that so much focuses on those little tiny, yes, porky amendments – the American people really don’t care.
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Substantively Democrats are much closer to where the American people are than Republicans are.
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The currency bill we have would finally do something for China`s rapacious policies.
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Giving up even an ounce of precious freedom is a very serious thing to do.
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All we ask for is registration, just like we do for cars.
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A devastating commentary on the war in Iraq is that we have been unable to spend money on infrastructure.
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Anyone who thinks they have a monopoly on truth, and there is only one way to see the world, always gets us into trouble.
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When someone takes a private photo, on a private cell phone, it should remain just that: private.
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The public knows how many good things there are as part of the Affordable Care Act. The Republicans say they’re going to repeal. They don’t know what to replace it with.
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I don’t think we should be putting first-time drug offenders in jail for five years. It’s a waste of resources.
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Whether you are a Democrat or Republican, whether you are a liberal or a conservative, we know that neither this President nor prior Presidents of both parties did everything right or we would not have had a 9/11.
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Certainly any president – Democrat, Republican, liberal, conservative – should keep an open mind until they get the briefing.
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It is essential that all Americans take the time to honor and remember those individuals who gave their lives in defense of our liberty.
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We’re here to tell the NRA their nightmare is true.
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