Obviously the views of the majority leader are important to consider, but they do not govern what happens here in the Senate Judiciary Committee, if consideration on the floor was the standard for approving a bill in committee or not, we wouldn't probably be moving any bills out of Senate Judiciary Committee.

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President Obama's decision to bypass the constitutional advice and consent of the Senate is not an isolated incident.

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It wouldn't do me much good to back somebody that won in Iowa if they can't carry on the campaign elsewhere.

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In the case of the Japanese, they usually commit suicide before they make any apology.

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Selling drug secrets violates a trust that is fundamental to the integrity of both scientific research and our financial markets.

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My business is the enforcement of the tax laws and the integrity of the tax code and making sure that trustees of charitable giving are true trustees.

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Finding out exactly what went wrong is key toward preventing future debacles.

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We should not have a government program that determines if you're going to pull the plug on grandma.

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I can only answer for Chuck Grassley; I can't answer for anybody else.

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If I can't negotiate something that gets more than four Republicans, I'm not a very good representative of my party.

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I'm the policy-maker; I'm the lawmaker.

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Some liberal interest groups have come out in full force and have attempted to paint Judge [Samuel] Alito to be an extremist and to be an activist. They've criticized a nominee who has, from what I see described by these lawyers and fellow judges, a reputation of being a restrained jurist committed to the rule of law and the Constitution.

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Someone has to pick up the tab when people get out of repaying their own debts.

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Judge [Samuel] Alito should see criticism as a badge of honor worn by many past and present members of the Court.

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I don't like to see facts twisted, untruths fabricated to give the [Supreme Court] nominee a black eye, even before he comes before Senate committee.

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We had global warming between 1940 and 1998. Since then, we haven't had a rise in temperature. That doesn't mean we don't have a problem. If that problem is going to be solved, it ought to be solved by an international treaty.

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Supreme Court nominees should know that this exercise of judicial restraint is the key ingredient of being good judge, as the Constitution constrains judges every bit as much as it constrains we legislators, executives and citizens in their actions.

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Judges are required by our democratic system not to overstep their positions to become policy makers or super-legislators.

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The bottom line is, there have been a lot of nuts elected to the United States Senate.

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Strengthening local airports in Iowa is important for economic development and improving the quality of life our rural areas and urban communities

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We need to make sure parents and coaches are aware of the dangers an on the look-out for the warning signs. Performance enhancing drugs are too damaging to young people for parents and coaches to not be involved.

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