When I couldn’t get a sense of his judicial philosophy, I attempted to get a sense of his temperament and values. And I asked him about the end-of-life decisions: clearly, decisions that are gut-wrenching, difficult...

A rush job that glosses over key questions is in no one’s interest.

The point is, let’s encourage America’s families to save for education.

It is crucial that the nominee who replaces Justice Sandra Day O’Connor not only be intelligent and well-qualified but balanced and fair. His views should be within the mainstream and considered, and they should be...

[Sen. Diane Feinstein, D-Calif., obviously not a student of history, is demanding that Roberts cough up his personal views on political issues during his hearings.] What is not a good thing to do is stonewall...

I really don’t think we’re in the same position as Arizona or New Mexico because Operation Gatekeeper has been very effective,

The more I hear from the far right, the more it pushes me the other way,

I happen to feel that it would be very difficult for me to vote yes on a nominee I thought would overturn Roe vs. Wade,

Does anyone believe that some staffer without permission thought up a scheme by which a chairman’s ‘agent’ could have access to every IRS facility everywhere in this nation and every single IRS filing of every...

It pains me to admit that people died because aid did not arrive fast enough to those in need.

Domestic violence causes far more pain than the visible marks of bruises and scars. It is devastating to be abused by someone that you love and think loves you in return. It is estimated that...

I’m just trying to understand how you think,

If she was involved in conversations on torture or detainees, that kind of thing, we’d like to know that.

a kind of ludicrous view of the United States.

the will and the culture of this nation in ways that are everlasting and profound.

Do you believe that the right to privacy applies to the beginning of life and the end of life?

an inflated balloon — impressive to look at but hollow at the core and easily punctured.

I am concerned by a trend on the court to limit this right and thereby to curtail the autonomy that we have fought for and achieved, in this case, over just simply controlling our own...

This is the most significant ‘no’ vote in modern political California history, and it ought to cause serious reflection by the governor.

every big department has problems, and I’ve seen him overcome those problems. And there’s no reason to believe that that won’t continue to happen.

He … had a sense of humor that is subject to interpretation, on women’s rights for example,

[Feinstein said she had expected Bush to select someone more conservative than Roberts appeared to be.] I don’t see anything definitive, … And I do see things to believe that . . . this is...

Domestic violence does not only happen to adults. Forty percent of girls age 14 to 17 report knowing someone their age who has been hit or beaten by a boyfriend, and approximately one in five...

We have a separation of church and state.

It would be very difficult for me to vote yes on a nominee I thought would overturn Roe vs. Wade.

I think we all agree that the loss of life is substantial the loss of property is substantial it is unacceptable to do nothing.

It would be very difficult, and I said this to you privately and I said it publicly, for me to vote to confirm someone whom I knew would overturn Roe v. Wade, because I remember...

This proposal does not simply affect a small portion of wealthy homeowners; it would impact nearly the entire state, and worse, those who are living paycheck to paycheck may be forced to sell their homes....

What kind of justice would you be?

It’s a very sobering hallmark, … It indicates that we need to rethink where we are in Iraq.

It’s deplorable and it casts a pall of shame worldwide over what the United States says, versus what it does,

What you see is major Democratic elected officials in the state of California supporting this Republican governor,

I mean, you know, we weren’t born yesterday.

Assault weapons pose a grave threat to all Americans, but most especially to law enforcement officers on our city streets.

right to be left alone.

There is a new resolution of the way we are going,

This memo was very consequential and should have been analyzed at the highest levels of the intelligence community. Sadly it was not.

He has said two different things,