288 ordspråk av Patrick Leahy
Patrick Leahy
The attorney general plays a role in bringing people together, ... But Senator Ashcroft has often taken aggressively activist positions on a number of issues that deeply divide the American people. He had a right to take these positions, but we also have a right and duty to evaluate how these position will affect his conduct as attorney general.
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The balance and direction of the court are now at issue with two vacancies.
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The bottom line is with that enormous power comes enormous responsibility and frankly I have not seen anything in the Rich pardon suggesting to me the responsibility was fully carried out,
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The bureau lives sometimes as an isolated area where they forget that they're responsible to the attorney general and they're responsible to the Congress,
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The comments I have heard range from incomplete to insulting,
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The comments I've heard range from 'incomplete' to 'insulting.' Certainly it was inadequate, ... We will need to have more.
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The comments I've heard ranged from incomplete to insulting, ... Certainly, it was inadequate and did not give us enough to prepare for a hearing.
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The devil is in the details.
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The DNA is the fingerprint of the 21st Century, but DNA tests are only part of the solution. They are a window into the larger problems in the system, like inadequate counsel.
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The Judiciary Committee has been hard at work preparing for expedited hearings on this important nomination, and there is no doubt that this last-minute revelation is a hindrance to that preparation,
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The Judiciary Committee has been hard at work preparing for expedited hearings on this important nomination, and there is no doubt that this last-minute revelation is a hindrance to that preparation.
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the necessary independence from partisan factions.
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The need for congressional oversight is not -- as some mistakenly describe it -- to protect terrorists, ... It is to protect Americans and protect our American freedoms that you and everyone in this room cherish so much. And every single American has a stake in protecting our freedoms.
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The only ones that ... have openly gone to the press and bragged about influencing it are an element of the far right of the Republican Party,
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The position of attorney general is of extreme importance, ... The attorney general needs the full confidence of the president, and needs the full confidence and trust of the American people.
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