I asked for some ability to find a commitment to broad legal principles that form the basis of our fundamental rights,

We write to express our profound concern about recent revelations that the US government may have engaged in domestic electronic surveillance without appropriate legal authority.

We will come back and fight again another day, … But today … I rise with a sad heart because we must postpone our battle for victims’ rights.

I don’t want to belabor it.

Embryonic stem cell research offers enormous promise to conquering many devastating and catastrophic diseases, … California is leading the way, but unfortunately this research will be stopped in its tracks if some in Washington get...

I’ve learned when they get up over 30,000 to 40,000 from California, then I know there is really a movement, … These 40,000 phone calls we’ve received is probably the highest number of phone calls...

I just find it an absolute travesty that these people who are going to be killed (and) maimed by weapons that have been negligently handled (will) have no recourse, … And it’s the only industry...

The fact that hackers could have accessed data on up to 40 million accounts because of a processor’s failure to follow your own established rules makes me question the effectiveness and ability of self-regulation by...

For the life of me, I don’t understand what honest motive there is in putting this in front of this body to philosophically debate marriage on a constitutional amendment that is not going to happen,...

‘No Child Left Behind’ requires states and school districts to ensure that all students are learning and are reaching their highest potential. Special education students should not be left out of these accountability mechanisms.

After the end of this month, which is November, we lose our vote in the general assembly of the United Nations,

I asked a number of questions and she did answer them, … But the key is to ask the questions in public.

I knew as little about what Judge Roberts really thought about issues after the hearings as I did before the hearing. This makes it very hard for me.

outside of a finding of something that is not known at this time.

I think it’s a dimension of his character. He hasn’t denied them. Women have come forward.

Instead of starting a new nuclear arms race, now is the time to reclaim our Nation’s position of leadership on nuclear nonproliferation efforts.

Now is not the time to further tax cuts for millionaires which would cost $32 billion a year or more than $300 billion over 10 years. Instead, Congress should consider making reasonable cuts in the...

It is hard to reconcile (massive corporate profits) when we all know the consumer is pushed to the brink.

The basis for environmental and social legislation is often [rooted in] the commerce clause and other amendments to the Constitution,

Continued good-faith negotiation will result in solving the problems in a way that will be acceptable to a vast majority of this body and will not in any way diminish the ability of our law...

The reason the statute won’t work is because it hasn’t worked,

This incident is a clear sign that industry’s efforts to self-regulate when it comes to protecting consumers’ sensitive personal data are failing,

If this article is accurate, it calls into question the integrity and credibility of our nation’s commitment to the rule of law.

I think that now there’s a general recognition that this is a big problem.

It has to do with the composition of these two bodies, … And it also has to do with the (strength) of the gun lobby.

Two years ago, … intense fires burned 739,597 acres in these national forests, destroying 3,631 homes and killing 24 people. Fuel loads may be worse this year because of grasses that have grown as a...

Ports are the gaping hole in America’s homeland security.

Women have begun to see that if I go through that doorway, I take everybody through it.

This new justice will be critical in the balance with respect to rulings on congressional authority, as well as a woman’s right to privacy, environmental protections, and many other aspects of constitutional law in the...

Our redwood trees are treasures that need to be protected and preserved. By adding more than 25,000 acres to Redwood National Park , this legislation would help conserve the redwood forest, provide watershed protection, and...

In the Michigan case, obviously, you have I always forget whether it’s the law school — but I think the law school program was upheld and the university program was struck down because of the...

This fund ? developed on a bipartisan basis ? ensured that fire fighting costs could be met,

The party that put the amendments on the bill now wants to kill it.

Survival is nothing more than recovery.

[Abortion, however, is] a big threshold issue for me because the dominant majority of people in my state are pro-choice, … I ran as a pro-choice Democrat, and she fills Sandra Day O’Connor’s shoes, and...

the Constitution does not protect a right to an abortion.

She’s a woman, she’s clearly bright, she’s very intelligent, and she clearly knows the issues because she’s been involved in them for years. Now what her values are and where she will stand in this...

Drilling will not give us more energy security, but it will carry huge environmental costs.

not because it’s perfect, but because I believe it will bring needed help to my state.

Well, that day is gone, and it will not occur again.

Senator, that is exactly one of the questions before the court, I can’t answer that in the abstract.

I’m trying to see your feelings as a man, … I’m not asking you for a legal view.

By including a cost-benefit analysis of human lives in its calculations, Philip Morris has stepped well past the lines of decency,

California came out of the BRAC process as well as could be expected, … It is my understanding that the net job loss will not be more than 2,000.

Well, that’s getting into a legal question.

I am pleased to be part of the Congressional Dairy Farmers Caucus. As a senator from the nation’s number one dairy state, I know how important dairy issues are to my State and to the...

You’ve gone through this in a remarkable way, … I’m convinced you will be (chief justice), God willing, for 40 years. And that even concerns me more because it means that my vote means more.

I think there’s no question that Judge Roberts is an extraordinary person. I think there’s no question that he’s got many stellar qualities.

I am the only woman on this committee. And when I started, I said that was going to be my bar, … He didn’t cross my bar.

What bothers me is people taking sides before any of this basic work is done. Before everybody takes sides and begins shouting epithets, let the committee just do its work.