Arlen Specter
Arlen Specter
Arlen Specterwas an American lawyer and politician who served as United States Senator from Pennsylvania. Specter was a Democrat from 1951 to 1965, then a Republican from 1965 until 2009, when he switched back to the Democratic Party. First elected in 1980, he represented his state in the Senate for 30 years...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionPolitician
Date of Birth12 February 1930
CountryUnited States of America
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meets the U.N. inspection demands, okay. A diplomatic settlement is always preferable to a military air strike, even though Saddam Hussein has carried us to the brink of war, inflicted a lot of psychological damage and a lot of money costs. If the fine print measures up, we'll take a close look at it.
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One of the things that I talked to her about was the complexity of a Supreme Court nomination hearing because there are a lot of complicated issues. And I said to her, 'You've got a pretty good road map in what went on with Chief Justice Roberts.
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is clearly trying to distance himself from an unpopular president and an unpopular agenda.
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open and honest public conversation with the nominee...is an important part of this process.
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overturned almost 60 years of Congress' power under the Commerce Clause.
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We hammered out what I think is a good bill. ... Not a perfect bill, but a good bill.
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We have to hear from Hugh Rodham about precisely what he did,
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Wait a minute, wait a minute. Sen. Kennedy just propounded a very, very long question. Now let him (Roberts) answer the question.
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Wait a minute. They may be misleading, but they are his answers, ... You may finish, Judge Roberts.
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Wait a minute, Senator Biden. He's not finished his answer.
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Voting in favor would put senators in a better position to oppose later or a vote in opposition would put the president on notice that he better put somebody up who was acceptable to a broad spectrum of senators.
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was the complexity of a Supreme Court nomination hearing because of there are a lot of complicated issues.
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In our social contract, we have provisions that see to it that you take care of people who need some help.
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Well, I believe that when you are confirming a United States Supreme Court Justice, that it really isn't Democratic or Republican; it's American.