I do not believe he has an agenda to reverse our nation's historic commitment to civil rights, and I take him at his word when he says that he will take each case on its facts and apply the law regardless of his personal views. |
I have no doubt that Ms. Norton is an extremely decent and capable person ... I do have doubts about some of the policies she has promoted and whether they are consistent with the responsibilities of the job of Secretary of Interior. |
I strongly believe that securing our nation's borders is a fundamental responsibility of the federal government, ... This is not a burden that should fall on local communities that lack the resources to deal with the influx of illegal (immigrants) and the increase in border violence. |
I support concrete and progressive immigration reform based on three primary criteria: family reunification, economic contributions, and humanitarian concerns. |
I think the decision by the BRAC commission to reject the Pentagon recommendations to move the Army Research Laboratory from White Sands Missile Range to Maryland was very good news. That, I think, was the good news of the day. |
I think the men and women serving in Iraq today deserve special recognition for that. |
I think the presentation on the White Sands Missile Range issue was a very persuasive presentation. It seemed clear to me at the time that the commissioners were listening to the testimony and were somewhat convinced by it. |
I will seek to reverse the shift of benefits from Medicaid to Medicare and hold harmless our seniors and disabled. |
I've always thought of the parks as a commercial-free zone. Strikes me this is a slippery slope and a very major change. |
In this time of rising oil and gas prices, the program has been the subject of criticism for alleged under-collections resulting in the public not receiving fair value for its mineral resources. |
is an issue we could revisit. |
It is reasonable to insist that when the government deprives a person of his or her liberty ? and in this case for an indefinite period of time ? that the individual have a meaningful opportunity to challenge the legality of their detention and challenge whether they are being wrongfully detained, |
It's clear that the president and his advisers share our concern about the prospects of losing our competitive edge in the global economy. It's my hope that the administration's budget reflects this concern by making a significant increase in our nation's investment in science and technology. |
It's contrary to the way the court decisions have come down already. It is an extraordinary step for this Congress to be taking. |
It's not realistic to say we are just going to start, all of a sudden, sending everybody home who is here on an undocumented basis, ... You've got to find some process for sorting through those who are here and those who have been here for some substantial period. You have to find some way for their legal status to be regularized ... as legal residents or something at some point in the future. |